Nawaz Sharif lashes out at Pak Generals Bajwa & Faiz; Maryam raises Baloch disappearances

Naming Pakistan's top military Generals - Qamar Javed Bajwa and Faiz Hamid, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday, blamed Bajwa of stealing 2018 elections, installing Imran Khan as PM, and horse-trading, while addressing third Opposition rally in Balochistan's Quetta. Lashing out at Faiz, he alleged that he was charged with Faizabad riots and yet promoted in Army. Maintaining that Pakistan Army was t bad, he lashed out at se Generals for defaming it.

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"General Bajwa, you have to give account for ft of 2018 election mandate. You have to give account for horse-trading in parliament. You have to give account for illegally installing Imran Niazi (Khan) as PM. You have to give account for crime and pushing Pakistan towards destruction," he said, whil addressing rally virtually from London. 

He added, "General Faiz, why did you pressurize a judge to give a particular judgment? Why did you make him Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court before time? Why did you ask him to order to keep Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz in jail till elections were over? What two years' efforts of yours will be wasted if Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz were freed? You had vowed to t interfere in politics, why did you defy it? Weren't you charged with Faizabad riots? Hadn't Supreme Court ordered action against you? Inspite of this, you were promoted to Lieutenant-General and were made ISI chief. This is just one example of your treachery."

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Lashing out at his successor Imran Khan, he said that 11-party Opposition's fight was t against him but those who placed him re. Warning that one could save from paying for his corruption in Chines projects - CPEC especially. Sharif also gave three messs to - Army, civil servants and people to fight for ir constitutional rigfht to freedom and topple this government. 

"Imran Khan, you are inexperienced in politics, we are t competing with you, but those who got you re. But do t think that you will be saved. Neir can Saqib Nisar's NRO save you, r Aleema Khan. You can hide behind whoever you want, you will be jailed because of foreign funding case. You will have to pay for loss of people's money in Chinese projects. se threats on TV will t save you or your corrupt friends," he said. 

He added, "I wish to give three messs - one to jawans in Army - this is your country which you have sworn to protect. When you implement orders of se characters ensuring lawlessness, you are subjecting your citizens as victims to se people's crimes. Please protect yourselves from being misused. My second mess is to Pakistan Civil service officers - Time has changed and w it's difficult to escape law. I request you work without coming under any pressure. My third mess is for my people - Love your Army, but when it suppresses fundamental rights, do t compromise. Freedom and voting cant be taken from you."

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Maryam raises 'disappearances' in Baloch

Meanwhile, his daughter Maryam - who was at rally said, " longer will husbands and brors go missing, people of Balochistan. reason you are deprived of food and shelter is that your vote is t respected. Those who rule you are t answerable to you but to someone else, someone else pulls ir strings." re has been armed conflict in Balochistan for past 20 years with more than 8000 extrajudicial killings and over 45,000 forced disappearances, as per reports. 

After rally, Maryam Nawaz tweeted that people close to her were getting threatening calls from ‘unkwn numbers’ saying, after today’s speeches, you should all get ready for a ‘massive crackdown’.

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Quetta rally attendees

Prior to commencement of rally, after Pakistan government's security alert, mobile phone services had been suspended and  Section-144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was also imposed in Quetta. rally was also addressed by  Qaumi Watan Party chairperson Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in person while Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sharif addressed virtually. This third rally after Gujranwala and Karachi and first one where both Sharif and Bhutto have addressed common people. PDM has launched a three-phased anti-government movement under an “action plan” starting with countrywide public meetings, protest demonstrations and rallies before a “decisive long march” towards Islamabad in January 2021 to oust Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government.