ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan today claimed he would give a “surprise” to the Opposition a day before the National Assembly holds voting on the no-confidence move against him.
Talking to media persons today, PM Khan said the Opposition parties have laid all of their cards, but the no-confidence motion against him is bound to flop.
“I will not resign under any circumstance. I will play till the last ball and I will surprise them a day before as they are still under pressure,” said the premier.
NA Speaker Asad Qaiser has summoned the session for the no-confidence motion on March 25 — and in line with the NA rules, the voting has to take place after three and within seven days.
“My trump card is that I have not laid any of my cards yet,” the prime minister said confidently, as he vowed to foil the no-trust motion.
PM Imran Khan said he would not compromise on corruption under any circumstances, as he slammed PML-N and PPP for resorting to the politics of “corruption”.
“No one should be under the false impression that I will sit at home. I will not resign, and why should I? Should I resign due to the pressure from thieves?” he stressed.
‘They have no ideology’
PM Imran Khan predicted that the Opposition’s politics would come to an end after the no-confidence motion foils. On meeting Leader of the Opposition in the NA Shahbaz Sharif, he said: “I cannot shake hands with a person who is extremely corrupt.”
The prime minister said he would “never” hold a consultative meeting with Shahbaz, as he stressed that the Sharif brothers — Shahbaz and Nawaz Sharif — and Asif Ali Zardari were “corruption brands” of Pakistan.
“They have no ideology,” he said and asked: “Where does it happen that politicians take money to dismiss a sitting government?”
PM Imran Khan said only a person with no vision would follow the leadership of PPP and PML-N. He claimed that the 11 Opposition parties had come on the same page against him, but they could not match his popularity.
The prime minister also warned the Opposition that he would not silent if he steps down from office — a threat he has repeated time and again.
