This Article is From Aug 26, 2014

Nawaz Sharif Has Lost All Moral Authority, Imran Khan Tells NDTV: Highlights

Nawaz Sharif Has Lost All Moral Authority, Imran Khan Tells NDTV: Highlights
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan speaks to NDTV about the current crisis in his country.

Following are the highlights of his interview:

  • They want Constitution Avenue vacated. We're not on that road, so court order doesn't apply to us
  • We want people who are responsible for electoral malpractices to be punished
  • After last night, Nawaz Sharif has lost all moral authority. The Additional Secretary of Election Commission of Pakistan came out with revelations of rigging
  • All we want is an investigation, the government can stay but Nawaz Sharif can't be PM because under him investigation can't be independent
  • After last night's revelations, everyone in Pakistan knows what actually happened
  • Our movement has been on for 14 months - we produced a 2100-page white paper showing evidence of rigging but nothing happened
  • For the sake of Pakistan's democracy, we must take a stand. Democracy isn't in elections, but it is in free and fair elections
  • Normally, in any democracy (after last night's revelations) the Supreme Court would have stepped in and called for fresh elections
  • Nawaz Sharif should step down as PM, they should have another member from their party as PM and an investigation is held...

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