NAROWAL: Former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has said the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will fight the policies of Imran government tooth and nail.

“Imran Khan government can’t stop us from opposing its anti-state policies by arresting us on false charges,” said Mr Iqbal while addressing a public gathering in his hometown on Sunday after being released from jail in a case.

He said the National Accountability Bureau could not prove charges of corruption of even a single rupee during his detention. “NAB asks me why I constructed Sports City in Narowal. I told them it has been built for the youth of the country to make them better sportsmen and civilised citizens of Pakistan. If this is a crime, I shall commit it again,” he announced.

He said Prime Minister Khan had destroyed the economy. “Today prices of all edibles, medicines, fertilizers and other essential items are sky high,” he said.

Earlier, he was warmly welcomed by party supporters at the MR Link Canal in the vicinity of Narowal from where he was brought to the public meeting venue in the form of a rally.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2020