- Says Imran prepared a cult with slogans of ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ to incite them to violence
- PM Shehbaz, Iran’s President likely to inaugurate 100MW electricity import project, border market
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the roots of the mutinous attack on the state, its symbols and sensitive installations on May 9 lie in the contents of Imran Niazi’s speeches over the past one year.
In a tweet, Shehbaz Sharif said Imran Khan has liberally deployed religious imagery to brand his political agitation as a war between truth and falsehood.
The roots of the mutinous attack on the state, its symbols & sensitive installations on May 9 lie in the contents of Imran Niazi's speeches over the past one year. He has liberally deployed religious imagery to brand his political agitation as a war between truth & falsehood. He…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 17, 2023
“Imran Khan has relentlessly maligned and attacked the armed forces and the sitting Army Chief and very cunningly prepared his cult with the slogans of “Haqeeqi Azadi” aimed at inciting them for violence we witnessed on May 9.”
Shehbaz Sharif said, “Listen to his speeches and you will get your answers.”
The PM directed that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) should leave no stone unturned to bring those involved in the incidents of vandalism, arson and violence to justice. “At the same time, they should make sure that no innocent person gets punished,” he said.
My direction to the law enforcement agencies is that they should leave no stone unturned to bring those involved in the incidents of vandalism, arson & violence to justice. At the same time, they should make sure that no innocent person gets punished. pic.twitter.com/n5NIQ9d3Dd
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 17, 2023
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to hold an important meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Pishin on Thursday (tomorrow).
The meeting is likely to take place in Balochistan city of Pishin and there is possibility that the prime minister will visit Balochistan on May 18 for this important meeting.
Sources confided that Shehbaz-Raisi meeting may take place near the Pishin’s border corridor. Both the leaders are expected to jointly inaugurate the 100MW electricity import project.
پاکستانی اور ایرانی عوام کی فلاح و بہبود اور دونوں ممالک کی اقتصادی ترقی کا اہم سنگ میل
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف اور ایرانی صدر سید ابراہیم رئیسی 18 مئی 2023 کو مند – پشین بارڈر سسٹینینس مارکیٹ پلیس اور پولان گبد بجلی ٹرانسمیشن لائن کا مشترکہ افتتاح کریں گے۔ pic.twitter.com/CEO5NXMSzM— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) May 17, 2023
The sources further revealed that Pakistan at the moment is importing 200MW electricity from Iran and there is room to increase it to 500MW.
Pakistan has been importing electricity from Iran since 2002 for its Makran Division.
President Raisi and Prime Minister Shehbaz are also expected to formally open Pak-Iran border market.
Both the leaders will also attend a briefing on electricity import from Iran, border markets and on new corridor in Pishin.
The sources said that related issues had been finalized during the recent visit to Pakistan of Iran Majlis’ National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Chairman Wahid Jalalzada
The sources said setting up of three new trade markets on Pakistan-Iran border are also in the pipeline. Such a trade market had already been in operation at Mand while work on opening of other markets was under way.
