Imran invites Rangers to tackle corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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SHIKARPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday called for Pakistan Rangers to take action against corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) if his party's provincial government was unable to do the same.
In an address to party workers in Shikarpur during a two-day visit to Sindh, Imran called on Rangers to take action against all corrupt officials in Sindh who were still at large.
The PTI chief also said on the occasion that the biggest problem facing Sindh was corruption, and the people of the province wanted to see real change in the current system.
“Corruption destroys a society, and we would fight for the rights of the people of Sindh,” stated Imran.
Read: PTI to hold sit-in on October 4 if ECP members do not resign: Imran
The PTI chief claimed that funds for provincial development in Sindh had gone into the pockets of “those in power.”
Imran Khan, who is on a two-day Sindh visit, aims to consolidate his support base in the province as local government polls approach.
Earlier last week, Imran Khan had announced to hold a sit-in in front of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Islamabad if its members do not tender their resignations by October 4.
In August, Imran Khan had warned all members of the ECP to transparently answer the questions he raised or he will take to the streets once again.
He had criticised the reply he had earlier received from the body over a letter he had sent questioning its shortcomings in light of the Judicial Commission report, Khan said it was his right to pose questions not only as a Pakistani but also as the chairman of a major political party.
While addressing a press conference, Imran Khan had said that the ECP provincial officials have no legal or moral standing left and they should immediately resign.
He had also stated that the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman should also tender his resignation as he was part of covering-up the rigging that took place in the general elections of 2013.
Imran, earlier in July had accepted the judicial commission's report, which was constituted to probe alleged rigging during the general elections of 2013.
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Sep 03, 2015 08:55pm
Great call
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Sep 03, 2015 08:56pm
Great call by IK and all other parties must follow this call beyond their so called parties interests.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:00pm
Nice shot
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Sep 03, 2015 09:01pm
Lies and baseless allegations from Great Khan!
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Sep 03, 2015 09:03pm
he got vote from us that he will eradicate corruption in 90 says and after spending two years now requesting rangers to do it.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:06pm
When will someone will make a call for corruption probes in Punjab? Why Punjab is untouchable. Why Nawaz Sharif is untouchable? Why our judges are untouchable? I pose all these questions to General Raheel Sharif.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:07pm
You are hundred percent right, we want change.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:08pm
Why dont you eradicate the evil of corruption? ppl of kpk choosed you not rangers!
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Sep 03, 2015 09:09pm
@Ayaz khan you need to re read the story. No more words for you.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:14pm
Excellent
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Sep 03, 2015 09:14pm
he knows Rangers are not in Pukhtunkhwa.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:16pm
@shah hasan I agree 100%.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:17pm
Oh stop this drama,
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Sep 03, 2015 09:17pm
"Imran Khan on Thursday called for Pakistan Rangers to take action against corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) if his party's provincial government was unable to do the same."
To all the people saying they voted for Imran, and not Rangers, to eradicate corruption, re-read this sentence and notice the use of the word "if". Also read this sentence in the context of the situation. He is in Sindh right now and by issuing such statements he is trying to say that corrupt politicians (PTI or non-PTI) don't have his provincial government's backing unlike what you are seeing in Sindh right now.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:21pm
I thought rangers operated in Punjab and sindh only ...and FC operated in KPK and Balochistan
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Sep 03, 2015 09:22pm
I 100% support him on this issue, I do not support him on tactics like Dharna and agitation
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Sep 03, 2015 09:22pm
IK is a Boss!! Rangers should also looking into corrupt elements in KPK so that it sets a precedent for how political parties should react when corrupt individuals are caught....
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Sep 03, 2015 09:30pm
He can't do it? Isn't that what he promised during the elections?
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Sep 03, 2015 09:36pm
Now he is on the right tack.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:36pm
support this attitude.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:36pm
@Ayaz khan "Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday called for Pakistan Rangers to take action against corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) if his party's provincial government was unable to do the same."
Looks like you have missed the "IF"in his statement. PTI has taken strong line against corruption otherwise where else in Pakistan a sitting minister ends up in jail?
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Sep 03, 2015 09:38pm
I pray for your success in Sindh IK. Every
province making some progress but sindh
not. I will not blame govt of sindh in this
regard because people here still believe
Bhutto aj bhi zinda ha. And they also still
believe in ethnic parties. And the most
strange thing is that they feel proud of it.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:43pm
Why are Sharifs & their cronies in Punjab untouchables ? Undeclared foreign assets and foreign bank accounts are equal crimes. Is there no law against this violation ?
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Sep 03, 2015 09:44pm
@Ammar why cant the much touted kpk ehtisab cell and so much effective CM do the needful to eradicate curruption in kpk ! IK is just another loud mouth politician who wants to score points and cant work to set an example...
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Sep 03, 2015 09:46pm
Some of the people need to read properly. He asked rangers to come IF HIS KPK GOVT is not able to resolve corruption issues.
So does he claim KPK has not resolved corruption issues? NO.
The point he is making is that KPK GOVT is not afraid of an unbiased 3rd party check on them. Got it?
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Sep 03, 2015 09:47pm
Excellent,
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Sep 03, 2015 09:47pm
What IK is suggesting as a solution is the main problem we have. If projects are not funded properly it causes corruption. Can he sum up how much money given to Sind that was not used. Also we need to fund all our institution properly to eradicate corruption. Need to make all institution strong to eradicate corruption. Calling rangers to check corruption is temporary and expensive proposition not a solution. This is a very short sighted approach.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:52pm
If we want to take action against corruption it must start from the top i.e President of the country,PM,Governor,CM and lower down and in same sequence in all other institutions and departments.But who will do it.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:54pm
why not the civilian government and the civilian institutions Mr IK? Don't you want to see consolidating civilian institutions? What a pity!! This country is devoid of democratic leaders,those who claim are corrupt and always deceives public. Act of rangers clean-ups are just a short term and not a solution of strong rooted evils like corruption,making civilian institutions strong is the only solution.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:54pm
Imran likes Rangers. Hence, inviting them to KPK.
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Sep 03, 2015 09:56pm
GREAT! Please start with the land mafia issues. There are people who are abusing their power by taking over the land from the owners by force. Patwaris are the main problem in this regard as they get bribes from these "Kabza" people.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:00pm
Only the brave, honest, courageous and fearless political parties leaders can invite Rangers to monitor corruption activities in their provinces. I don't believe PML-N, PPP,ANP, JUI-F and MQM leaders are ready to open can of worms by inviting Rangers to investigate their corruption.
Great job IK, you have earned our unconditional support to wage war against corruption in all over Pakistan.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:08pm
You go IK. We support your honest approach to governance.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:11pm
A very negative statement from IK. The job of Rangers is to protect borders and not to fight corruptions.The people of KPK are not going to vote for him and unless he uses unfair means his party can,t win in the next election.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:21pm
Ik really neeeds to spend less time in Islo and more in other parts of the country.
He needs to go to the masses if he really wants his party to progress.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:24pm
If IK has failed to introduce law and order in kpk, he should ask the federal government for help. He should not act as if the rangers are above the elected government.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:24pm
For those mocking the statement, imagine for a moment: Nawaz Sharif making this statement in Sindh. Exactly, its unimaginable
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Sep 03, 2015 10:26pm
@Ayaz khan
The mafia is too strong, sometime you need to use a hammer to break a nut.
Rangers are the hammer.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:28pm
IK rangers are acting in Sindh just because the provincial govt of sindh is too incompetent to tackle these issues by calling on the rangers in kpk u r admitting ur govt is incompetent as well
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Sep 03, 2015 10:31pm
IK believes in people in khaki. The guys in uniform have other pressing issues to attend and better things to do.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:37pm
@shah hasan Very politely - IK said if we don't act against the corruption then you are welcome to come to kpk and do so. Actually he is making a point here that Sindh gov is not acting against the corruption therefore Rangers had to jump in. I hope I made my point clear...
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Sep 03, 2015 10:40pm
@Ahmed He said IF... please read the full story. Anyway hard to convince PMNLn supporters to think logically...
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Sep 03, 2015 10:42pm
Mr. Khan, Rangers are not in any way an anti-corruption control force. In Karachi they are trying to control funding of terrorists. Please don't politicize their role for your political gains.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:50pm
@shah hasan I think you are not updated about KPK how many and at what pace corrupts are apprehended. Just see the anti corruptions law just passed by the KPK assembly.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:50pm
Every time this guy open his mouth, some jewels drop. Now he wants rangers to tackle corruption. If you want rangers to tackle corruption, resign and leave KPK.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:53pm
Lot of emphasis by PTI trolls on the word "IF". Go back and tell him to acknowledge his incompetence. Rangers are not private army of some politician.
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Sep 03, 2015 10:58pm
In the current scenario, when credit is given to the operation, PML(N) supporters jump up and down claiming that the credit goes to the government for "initiating and allowing" such an operation. By the same logic, Rangers conducting operations in KPK would be under the KPK administration, right? So where's the dichotomy. Rangers are simply one tool to be used against corruption.
IK is trying to prove that unlike the PPPP politicians, he will not stand in the way of any LEA, who wishes to conduct actions against corruption in KPK. He will not hide behind legalities nor would he split hairs with regards to the law being used.
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Sep 03, 2015 11:05pm
Everybody invites Rangers but then starts accusing them of being partisan , so please think before you say IK as you are the captain of U turners !
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Sep 03, 2015 11:08pm
your govt failed in KP...inviting Rangers..shame
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Sep 03, 2015 11:19pm
Ranger must be all over so corruption is taken out from the roots. same time since IK sb working hard he should have taken out bad apple him self
specially Tareen. sb
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Sep 03, 2015 11:22pm
If Rangers can only tackle corruption so Mr. IK what is your government doing there? Are you joking?
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Sep 03, 2015 11:27pm
In a way I feel sorry for imran, He is one lone call for goodness in a country where even ordinary people are corrupt, even the lowliest village government functionary will not work with out bribes, this nation is so deep into corruption that it is near impossible to clean up...but I admire him nonetheless for trying against all odds.
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Sep 03, 2015 11:30pm
@shah hasan
bhai log, it is not an invitation, it is a challenge that kpk officials and PTI is not afraid of rangers coming and digging graves. The as the level of corruption in kpk is where the local law enforcement is handling it pretty well.
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Sep 03, 2015 11:31pm
@shah hasan hahaha wow, you need to read the article again, not just the caption! What a tool!
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Sep 03, 2015 11:48pm
@Ayaz khan, read the it again what he said
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Sep 03, 2015 11:52pm
Unfortunately, whatever he speaks, its useless.
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Sep 03, 2015 11:54pm
First Punjab than KPK. IK please wait for your turn I appreciate your invitation, let ranger to clean first Punjab.
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Sep 04, 2015 12:15am
Well done our leader!!
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Sep 04, 2015 12:17am
@Ayaz khan you haven't understood what he has said...read carefully he hasn't mentioned that he couldn't but has said iffff he hasn't.
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Sep 04, 2015 12:28am
If you cannot clean up corruption where your party is ruling then stop accusing the rulers for corruption in their respective provinces.
Your own judicial commission certified dhandly in your party elections and instead of taking action you removed the head of the judicial commission. Great Khan, you have lost your credibility, and your political days are numbered.
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Sep 04, 2015 12:51am
None of the other provinces can do this.. Great job IK
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Sep 04, 2015 01:18am
No breakthrough reached in meeting of IK with CEC? Its was in good mood and CEC assured IK alot of matters.
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Sep 04, 2015 01:24am
Don't know what to believe what he says, Dharnas did not bring him any results, could not convince joint commission on rigging. Man has no plans, he gets a new brain wave every day.
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Sep 04, 2015 01:27am
Imran khan is honest leader we need more persons like him
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Sep 04, 2015 01:31am
Bravo man !
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Sep 04, 2015 01:42am
@Ayaz khan, Do you have a brain? If so use it. Read The article. He clearly invited the Rangers only IF his government could not control Corruption.
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Sep 04, 2015 01:54am
so why money should be waisted in next election, bring rangers.
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Sep 04, 2015 01:59am
@Ayaz khan Just wanted to let you know, PTI is the only party that arrested a sitting MPA. They have taken action against corruption. By inviting rangers, he is simply saying that he is not afraid for rangers to come to KPK because PTI has nothing to hide.
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Sep 04, 2015 02:23am
Most welcome in our city , our vote with PTI
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Sep 04, 2015 02:23am
is army in Pakistan jack of all trades
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Sep 04, 2015 02:23am
@JUSTICE Not bravery but stupidity. Name me a single developed country where forces are used to eradicate corruption
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Sep 04, 2015 03:13am
Oh no. I smell another 'dharna'.
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Sep 04, 2015 04:10am
This is a TRUE leader! can Shahbaz Sharif dare do the same in Punjab ?
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Sep 04, 2015 04:55am
KPK has FC as it's Civil Armed Force and not Rangers. So how can Imran invite Rangers there?
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Sep 04, 2015 05:13am
Great Khan! This is what we want to have independent rangers or police to catch criminals under one law, no matter who the person is.
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Sep 04, 2015 05:18am
IK is not asking ranger to come and eradicate corruption. If there is then take them out!!! For Lord sake atleast follow the statement correctly.
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Sep 04, 2015 05:48am
@Ayaz khan
He is challenging Rangers to find corruption in KPK , he says if the local governance is unable to find , see if you can.It is an open invitation to rangers. Please learn to read in context , it's one of the pre- requisite of high literacy and intellect
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Sep 04, 2015 05:51am
@Life
A reflection of a prejudiced mind a tunnel view vision.
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Sep 04, 2015 06:22am
he is no different than any other politician . He has joined the bandwagon
We should all support Musharaf to come back
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Sep 04, 2015 06:58am
Calling Rangers for help is sign of government failure
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Sep 04, 2015 10:17am
People here without reading whole statement starts posting negative things about Khan. First read the statement he want to say that, if someone is doing corruption and we are unaware of him in KPK then caught him.
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Sep 04, 2015 12:06pm
@Mumtaz Baig... Just want to add why is musharraf untouchable... He gave a life line to these corrupt politicians through NRO and now relaxing...
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