Imran invites nation to take to streets, hold 'peaceful demonstrations' on Sunday against inflation.

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the public to take to the streets on Sunday (June 19) at 9pm to stage a "peaceful demonstration" against rising inflation, which he said has been the doing of a government "incapable of handling the economy".

In a recorded video message, Imran warned that inflation would soar even higher in days to come if the nation "kept sitting idly".

"I am inviting the entire nation for a peaceful protest against inflation. I invite trade unions, professionals, doctors, engineers, clerks, and government workers to take to the streets," appealed the ex-PM.

He said he wanted to ask the incumbent rulers why they "indulged in a conspiracy" when they were not capable of handling the economy and the country.

Imran said the nation remembers the narrative of the incumbent government leaders when they were in the opposition and used to critique inflation. "Now the reality is before everyone."

"When we left the government, petrol was priced at Rs150 per litre and it was raised by Rs50 in our three-and-a-half-year tenure," the ex-PM recalled.

Imran said that the International Monetary Fund was also pressing the PTI government...

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