No amnesty for agitating opposition leaders, thunders Imran.

Byline: Jamil Nagri

GILGIT -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that Azadi march is not against him and the leadership of the opposition parties have gathered in Islamabad to seek amnesty that he will never give no matter for how long they hold their sit-in in the federal capital.

'Sit however long you want. When your food runs out, we will send more. But we will not give you an NRO... You will all go to jail,' Mr Khan declared addressing the 72nd Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day celebrations on Friday.

His comments came shortly before Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shahbaz Sharif joined the opposition's Azadi march in Islamabad.

'I want the media to go there [Islamabad] and ask people who they wish to free themselves from,' the PM said, adding that all his opponents appeared disjointed in their thoughts and aims.

'If you ask the PPP, they will talk about inflation; if you talk to the PML-N they won't even know why they are there. The JUI-F will decry a 'Jewish conspiracy' [to undermine Pakistan]. When Maulana Fazlur Rehman is there [in Islamabad] we have no need of foreign conspiracies,' said the premier, adding: 'The way the Indian media is celebrating [this march], it makes it seem the Maulana himself is (an Indian) national.'

Vows to send food for 'Azadi march' participants if they run short of it

PM Khan said: 'People are on to you now, Fazl. This is the age of social media. People know there is no substance in your statements. People remember that when PTI gave a dharna [in 2014], what the PPP, PML-N had said at that time.'

He regretted that even Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali, who used to speak against the Maulana's JUI all the time, was protesting against his government along with the JUI-F chief.

The prime minister said: 'Bilawal, who calls himself a liberal, has also joined the jalsa. [It seems] the only thing 'liberal' about him is that he is liberally corrupt.'

He asked all the protesting parties to tell the people why they...