Responding to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah's warning against marching on Islamabad: Imran.

while addressing him said it was his party's democratic right to stage peaceful protest. 'This person [Rana Sanaullah] who should be in jail is lecturing us on democracy.'.

'I have never witnessed such an awareness among masses which I am witnessing today... I have never seen my nation coming out of their homes during hot weather,' he added.

Imran said no one can get high-profile position in this government unless without committing any major crime.

'Neither we stopped opposition during my government from staging protest nor we created hurdles and did not place any containers... instead we offered food to their participants,' he added.

At the start of his address Imran thanked the supporters for turning up in large numbers and waiting for his speech. 'They [PM Shehbaz and his delegation] are staying at expensive hotels to show-off to those from whom he [PM Shehbaz] is asking donations,' he remarked.

PM Shehbaz was imposed upon the country not because he had any leadership qualities but because he would take dictation from all powers including IMF, he added.

The PTI chief said the country has no future if such corrupt leaders, including PM Shehbaz and his son, who were set to be indicted in money laundering case, continued to rule it.

Imran said they had given themselves an NRO and closed down corruption cases worth Rs1,100 billion. 'Foreign powers imposed corrupt leaders so that they can be controlled easily.'

'If we accept the theft of Rs11,000 billion and slavery of these 'imported rulers' then we have no future.' Taking a jibe at PM Shehbaz for seeking donations from international community for flood victims, Imran said the country would have to compromise on national interest by receiving foreign aid as 'there is no free lunch'.

He said incumbent rulers were trying to disqualify him as they are scared of the people's power. 'Four people have made a decision behind closed doors to have me assassinated... they are still working on this plan,' he claimed.

As part of the assassination plot, Imran said PML-N leaders Javed Latif and Maryam Nawaz distorted his remarks during a press conference to provoke the people to attack him and would later term it an attack by 'religious fanatics'.

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