Chairman Imran Khan's Media Talk in Adiala Jail - 21 June 2023
“My small room becomes an oven, when the fan is turned off.” - Imran Khan.
“I want to negotiate for Pakistan, not for myself or for my government. I have said before that if my stepping back benefits the country, convince me, and I will step back.”
“What should we negotiate with PMLN? Should we talk about the weather? If we negotiate with them their government will fall, they stole our mandate.”
“India has killed our brigadier, and ISI is busy here deciding who can and cannot come to prison to meet me.”
“We will file cases against the agency personnel, including a major and a colonel, who are controlling everything here in Adiala Jail. I have issued instructions to my lawyers.”
“Pakistan is fighting a battle for its life and death. The country is in crisis right now. The government hasn’t reduced its expenses, which is distressing. The country needs a government with a mandate that can implement reforms and save the country.”
“The current budget will destroy the country further. Taxes have been imposed on professionals and the nation. After the electricity bills come on July 1st, people will be shocked. People’s purchasing power has ended, and they will now come to the streets.”
“In KP, promise made to Gandapur regarding electricity has been broken. Electricity theft is an old issue; it also happens in Sindh & Quetta. People in KP are cursing Gandapur for load shedding, where should he go if Federal Govt doesn’t give rights to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
“Which party in the country does not have grouping? But I will soon clean this virus from the party. I have never refused to meet Ali Amin Gandapur. The superintendent removes names from my visitor list and the media spread fake news.”
“Two good officers; Deputy Superintendent Muhammad Akram and Assistant Superintendent Bilal have been transferred from Adiala Jail.”
“On one hand, they say the treasury is empty, but on the other hand, Maryam Nawaz is spending billions on her publicity.”
“Ahsan Iqbal has insulted the judiciary by saying that I should be kept in prison for 5 years. After this statement from the senior federal minister, it is clear that there is no rule of law in the country. How can Ahsan Iqbal make such statements?”
“New laws have been made to dismiss 5 cases of Shahbaz Sharif, 4 of Nawaz Sharif, 2 of Maryam Nawaz, and 10 of Zardari. A huge fraud was done in NRO 2. Amendments were made to NAB laws to hide their thefts, even a banana republic wouldn’t make such laws.”
“It is the judiciary’s test to see if it stands with the weak or the powerful.”