Imran brought into power with 'full force', wasted army's efforts: PM Shehbaz.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday alleged that former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was brought into power with 'full force' but did nothing in return and instead "wasted the efforts of the Pakistan Army".

Talking at the ceremony of the Hazara Electric Supply Company, the incumbent premier maintained that he had nothing to do with and was unconcerned by former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa helping the PTI leader.

However, PM Shehbaz highlighted that Imran destroyed and "conducted the funeral" of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after angering and alienating China.

'China, our friend, had helped us and invested $60 billion in the project,' Shehbaz lamented, adding that instead of being thankful, Imran began making accusations against China.

He furthered that no one could defeat Imran in the use of abrasive language and that the PTI chairman had ruined the society of Pakistan.

The prime minister added that, on...

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