Imran says PM should take stand on drone strikes

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan said it was time for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to become a leader and take a stand on drone strikes.

Khan was addressing the sit-in organized by PTI against US drone strikes and stopping Nato supplies on Ring Road in Peshawar. During his address, Imran Khan said the nation would stand with Prime Minister Sharif if he took a stand against drone strikes.

Khan said peace could only be achieved once drone strikes were stopped. “The PTI will go to every extent to stop drone attacks.” The PTI chairman said the passage of Nato supplies through Peshawar would not be allowed.

The central leadership of the PTI including Fauzia Kasuri, Jehangir Tareen, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Javed Hashmi along with Awami League leader Sheikh Rasheed, JI leader Liaqat Baloch and Jamshed Dasti were present at the sit-in.

While addressing the sit-in, Sheikh Rasheed said that people are dying of diseases and price hikes. He alleged that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is following the agenda of unleashing violence across Pakistan. He continued saying that today democracy is threatened by democracy. Country's economy has suffered the most and has almost been destroyed. The PM doesn't even know the prices of flour and vegetables in the country. He said that a gang of seven is ruling the country.

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while addressing the rally, said that people have given their verdict to block Nato supplies. He said that Pakistani people suffered a lot but the world does not acknowledge the sacrifices we have made so far. He further said that Imran Khan's stance vis-a-vis missile strikes has also been vindicated by the UN.

Thousands of demonstrators protesting US drone strikes blocked Ring Road in northwest Pakistan used to truck Nato troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan. Strict security measures were taken to avoid any untoward situation.