At a rally in Rawalpindi in assist of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan publish his ouster on Sunday, the group raised the slogan ‘Chowkidar chor hai’. The slogan gave the impression to be focused on the Pakistan Army.
Pakistan’s former inside minister Sheikh Rashid addressed a rally in Rawalpindi on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/Screengrab)
After Imran Khan misplaced the no-trust vote towards his authorities in Pakistan’s National Assembly and was eliminated because the prime minister, his supporters held rallies throughout the nation on Sunday.
At one such rally, Pakistan’s former inside minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was addressing the group once they started chanting ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ (the watchman is a thief). The slogan appeared to have been raised towards the Pakistan Army for having ‘stolen’ Imran Khan’s mandate.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed rapidly requested the group to not increase such slogans and emphasised that they might “fight with peace”.
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— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) April 10, 2022
The slogan ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ was earlier utilized by the Indian National Congress in its marketing campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election in India. In truth, Rahul Gandhi even confronted contempt fees over the phrase in 2019 when he wrongly attributed it to the Supreme Court. The court docket later closed the proceedings towards him after he apologised unconditionally.
WHAT SHEIKH RASHID SAID
Addressing the group in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi on Sunday, former minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed mentioned that circumstances would change this month and vowed to “end the imported government” that had changed Imran Khan’s regime.
Further, he introduced {that a} ‘jail bharo’ (voluntary arrests) motion in solidarity with Imran Khan could be held.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed referred to as the previous Opposition, which had moved the no-confidence movement towards Imran Khan, thieves and robbers.
Finally, referring to the midnight no-trust vote, he mentioned, “If you want to save your country, then don’t take a decision in the dark of night but in daylight.”
IMRAN KHAN REMOVED
Despite the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) authorities’s efforts to keep away from voting on the no-confidence movement towards Imran Khan, the joint Opposition succeeded in ousting him when 174 members of the 342-member National Assembly voted towards him publish midnight on April 10.
With that, Imran Khan grew to become the primary prime minister within the nation’s historical past to be faraway from workplace through a no-trust vote.
The National Assembly will convene at 2 pm on Monday to elect the brand new prime minister. PML (N) chief Shehbaz Sharif is prone to be the subsequent chief of Pakistan.
