Ex-captain Imran Khan ready to pad up for big role

The Asian Age.  | Shafqat Ali

World, Asia

Khan said that verdict of the Supreme Court in Panama Leaks case would change the politics in the country.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said on Friday that he wanted to become the Prime Minister for human development and institution building.

Addressing a business summit in Islamabad, Mr Khan said that verdict of the Supreme Court in Panama Leaks case would change the politics in the country. “Democratic system was weakened over repeated military intervention,” he said.

Mr Khan said that his political struggle was always reduced to desiring premiership and he sure does want to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan for two main reasons. He wanted to work towards human development in Pakistan and institution building.

The PTI chief said that he got educated over politics in university and he would not have been a politician if not for stay in Britain. People join politics to make money and that all for them, he asserted.

While talking about PTI governance in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, he said that police was depoliticised. He said that all political parties demanded probe into Panama Leaks. “PTI stands for justice in Pakistan over Panama Leaks case,” he said.

He hoped that the verdict in the corruption case would be released in coming week. 

Mr Khan said that the societies which do not bring ‘change’ are destroyed with the passage of time. “Election fixers have now become match fixers,” he added.

He said that funds were invested in future of people in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw and not on roads in the province.

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