Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan asked 'those in power' to stand with the nation as he resumed PTI's long
march to Islamabad from Kamoke on Monday. Addressing the crowds on the fourth day of the PTI's Haqeeqi Azadi march, while commenting on the rumors of talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Imran said that he has a message for those who had "given him (Shahbaz) permission to be in office".

In his message, he asked "those in power" to observe who the people are standing with while referring to his recent electoralvictory in NA-45. "The establishment never stands against the nation because the populace and the armed forces strengthen the country together," he said,

On the occasion, the ousted premier said that he will file a defamation suit of Rs10 billion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikander Raja for questioning his integrity. He maintained that he would file a suit against the CEC for raising doubt
about his integrity and honesty in the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decisions in prohibited funding and Toshakhana cases.

Referring to the CEC, Imran said that he will take him to court and "make you pay so that in the future you do not destroy anyone's reputation on someone else's instructions".

He furthered that the money he would win in the defamation suit against Raja would go towards treatment for patients at Shaukat Khanam hospitals across the country and for students' education at the Namal University and Al Qadir University.

He claimed that the electoral watchdog's decisions against him in the Toshakhana and prohibited funding references were given on the directions of the "imported government". Earlier, Imran highlighted that he had witnessed a "revolution" taking over the country, as he continued his long march for the fourth day.

Taking to his official Twitter handle in the early hours of the day, the deposed premier questioned if the "revolution" which had been going on for "six months" would be a "soft one through the ballot box or a destructive one through bloodshed".

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP