BAGH: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Monday said that the attempted coup in Turkey would have succeeded if Nawaz Sharif ruled the country instead of Erdogan.
Speaking to a public rally here, the PTI chief said that people would not have taken to the streets in Turkey either if Nawaz Sharif was the head of the state. He said that the greatest problem facing Pakistan was corruption, which cannot be eliminated as long as Sharif is the prime minister.
Khan urged the people of Azad Kashmir to do in July 21 polls what the Pakistan cricket team did with England.
At a rally in Mirpur on Sunday, Khan had said that Pakistanis would distribute sweetmeats if the army takes over the country. He said that democracy in Pakistan faced no threat from the military, but that it was rather endangered by the 'dictatorship' of PM Nawaz Sharif.
The statement triggered an outpour of anger by senior politicians. They said the statement is tantamount to treason and inviting the army to take over unconstitutionally.
Among those who condemned Khan's statement were Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid, ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gillani, Senator Haji Adeel, and former PTI leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi.
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