Sharif pursuing Modi’s interests in Pakistan: Imran Khan

Imran Khan on Sunday (30) accused Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them.

“When Nawaz Sharif went to London for whatever kind of surgery, he on the hospital bed first telephoned Modi instead of his mother or children,” Imran told a press conference outside his Bani Gala residence here, referring to Sharif’s open heart surgery at a London hospital in May.

“Nawaz is following Modi’s ‘interests’ in Pakistan. Nawaz is behind the security leaks story which defamed the armed forces. Actually his and Modi’s agenda is same,” the Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf Chairman said.

Imran asserted that “everybody knows” that sacked Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid cannot leak sensitive information to the media on his own.

Sharif on Saturday (29) sacked Rashid over the recent “leaked” media report about a rift between the civilian and military leaderships on support to militancy.

“Rashid is a darbari (courtier) and he did what Nawaz told him to do so,” Imran said.

“The whole state machinery is being used to save a corrupt Prime Minister. I will not accept a ‘suspect’ as prime minister of Pakistan. As long as I am alive I will not go after Nawaz Sharif’s corruption,” the 64-year-old leader said.

Imran stressed that there was no difference between Pervez Musharraf’s dictatorship and Sharif’s democracy. He asked under what law his party workers are being arrested and roads blocked.

“Our legal team will move the court tomorrow,” Imran stated.