CONTAINERS COULDN'T CONTAIN PEOPLE'S PASSION: Public defeats them.

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday alleged that his government was overthrown under a 'conspiracy' and 'gang of criminals' were imposed on the country.

"A message should be sent today that no one cannot curb the people's passion by force," he said while addressing the party's jalsa at Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan. PTI president Pervaiz Elahi and other party leaders - including Asad Qaisar Pervez Khattak and Qasim Suri - were present on the stage.

Addressing the power show, Imran Khan praised party workers and supporters for reaching the venue despite 'the hurdles created by the Punjab government'. Lambasting the Punjab government for 'creating hurdles', Imran Khan claimed they over 2,000 PTI workers have been taken and containers were placed to prevent party supporters from reaching the venue. "The people of Pakistan have borne all kinds of oppression", the former premier said, adding that a nation cannot progress if it does not 'resists the oppression'. He added that a nation gets 'real freedom' when there is 'supremacy of rule of law'. "It is unfortunate that in the country's history, our democratic leaders never upheld rule of law," he said, adding that Constitution and law were abolished during martial law.

The former prime minister also lambasted the government for 'registering bogus cases' against him, saying that they have registered 143 'fake cases' under several charges - including terrorism and blasphemy.

He also criticised Pakistan People's Party (PPP) over 'atrocities' in interior Sindh, saying that people of interior Sindh were helpless as 'Zardari Mafia' was imposed on them. Meanwhile, the local administration placed containers on the ways leading to...

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