Imran has clarified establishment not behind his ouster, says CM Parvez Elahi.

LAHORE -- Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan had clarified that the establishment had neither any role in toppling his (Khan's) government, nor in the assassination attempt on the former premier.

Mr Elahi was referring to Mr Khan's statement wherein he stated that 'Let's accept the establishment was not behind the regime change conspiracy, but it should have played its role and stopped the conspiracy, as it knew well about the background of the corrupt and the looters'. 'No regime change conspiracy can meet success without support from within,' Mr Khan had stressed.

Speaking to the media persons here on Sunday, Elahi said the previous PML-N governments in Punjab had only staged 'political dramas', while the PTI-led coalition government in the province did massive development works.

He said Imran Khan had also made it clear that nothing was going on in the federation, except dramas. 'For the past one decade or so only fake actions were taken in Punjab and the...