Pakistan Army would be held responsible by history for doing nothing to stop corruption: Imran Khan

In a scathing attack on Pakistan's powerful military, former premier Imran Khan on Thursday said that it would be held responsible by history for doing thing to stop corruption in country.

dressing a seminar in Islamab, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leer used word "neutral" for Army, which he coined after armed forces declared that y would t interfere in politics when he was unceremoniously removed from office through a -confidence vote in April.

He asked Army to review its policy to stay neutral and act forthwith to stop ecomic decline of country.

“I want to ask neutrals today: Do you kw where country is heing? How can country and ecomy progress when you don’t even kw what will happen in next 2-3 months,” he said.

Khan said that in day run up to his coming to power, powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy ncy used to tell him about corruption by Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leers and he started believing that “establishment will act but that did t happen”.

“I w ask establishment, how did you let se corrupt leers rule country? This means you don’t see ft as a b thing…When establishment was aware of corrupt people, why did t y stop ir way?” ex-premier asked, pointing out that establishment h greatest degree of power in country.

“But with great power comes great responsibility,” he said. “ matter how many times you call yourself neutral, history will blame you for what you did with country.” former premier also revealed that anti-corruption watchdog, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), was t under his control when he was chief executive of country.

“re was a hand of someone who would press accelerator and undo it as per his wish. If NAB was in my control, I would have retrieved Rs 15 to Rs 20 billion from m (his rival politicians),” he claimed.

Khan said that he would never accept present government and preferred death inste if re was or choice, as he urged Army to make correct decisions to bring political stability, which was needed for ecomic development.

He slammed decision me behind curtains and asked that establishment should make decisions for sake of 220 million people, especially youth.

Khan heavily criticised government for targeting journalists who were supportive of his PTI party and closing of ARY News channel, which was sympatic towards his policies.

He also alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to disqualify him from politics. 

Im: AP/File