New Delhi: Pakistan’s Opposition Leader Maryam Nawaz slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for heaping praise on India, suggesting he should visit the neighbouring nation if he enjoys it so much, news agency PTI reported.
The statements by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam, the daughter of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, came after Khan referred to India as a “nation with a great sense of honour.”
Prime Minister Khan declared in a speech to the nation on Friday night, before the no-trust motion in which he has little chance of survival unless a miracle occurs, that he was not anti-India and that he had a large following in the neighbouring country.
“No superpower can force India to do anything against its interests. They (India) are buying oil from Russia despite sanctions. Nobody can dictate India. What the European Union ambassadors said here, could they say that to India also? he asked and added that they could not because India is a sovereign nation,” PM Imran Khan was quoted by PTI in its report.
In response to his remarks, Maryam stated that Khan had gone insane.
“Someone should tell a person who has gone mad after seeing this power gone that he has been expelled by his own party and no one else. If you like India so much then shift there and leave the life of Pakistan,” the 48-year-old PML-N leader said.
‘He Must Be Treated As A Psychopath’: Maryam Nawaz
Maryam slammed Khan, saying he should no longer be recognised as Prime Minister.
“One person who is not in his senses anymore cannot be allowed to wreak havoc & bring the entire country down. This is not a joke. He should not be treated as PM or ex-PM, he must be treated as a PSYCHOPATH who just to save his own skin is holding the entire country hostage. Shame,” she tweeted.
One person who is not in his senses anymore cannot be allowed to wreak havoc & bring the entire country down. This is not a joke. He should not be treated as PM or ex PM, he must be treated as a PSYCHOPATH who just to save his own skin is holding the entire country hostage. Shame
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 9, 2022
“A maniac’s fear of having to face the music has brought the entire country to a grinding halt & a complete standstill. The country of 22 crores is without a government for weeks now. This blatant violation of the constitution and disregard for SC orders will be ugly & end badly,” she said.
This is not the first time Prime Minister Khan has lauded India, much to the chagrin of the opposition parties.
He applauded India’s autonomous foreign policy last week.
“They protect their independent foreign policy which is centred on its people,” he had said.
The 69-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who has essentially lost the majority in the 342-member house, appeared to accept the writing on the wall and asked followers to hold peaceful rallies around the nation when the “new imported administration” takes office on Sunday.
Khan might become the first prime minister in the country’s history to be deposed in a no-confidence vote.
No Pakistani prime minister has ever served a full five-year term.
Meanwhile, the opposition has finished preliminary discussions to establish a new government if Prime Minister Khan is deposed. The Express Tribune daily stated on Friday that plans are in the works to topple President Alvi and repatriate deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from the United Kingdom.
Shehbaz, the Opposition’s nominee for Prime Minister, will declare his potential government goals after taking the oath of office.
In the next probable federal government, all opposition parties will be awarded proportional representation.
(With PTI Inputs)