Shahbaz irked by institutions' decision to 'fully support' Imran.

Byline: Zulqernain Tahir

LAHORE -- With a little sign of improvement in former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's health, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday openly complained to the establishment about its decision to 'fully support' Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In a rare articulation of his feeling when it comes to the establishment, Shahbaz Sharif said: 'Despite having 100 per cent support of the institutions, the inept government of Imran Khan failed to deliver. We were not even been given 10pc support of the institutions. I am surprised to see the kind of support the Imran Khan government is enjoying from all institutions as there has been no such example in Pakistan's history.

'Without any fear, I would like to tell that had the PML-N governments under Nawaz Sharif been given 10 to 15pc or just a 'push' from the institutions, Pakistan would have progressed by leaps and bounds.'

He was addressing the PML-N lawmakers who gathered in Model Town here with regard to the party's preparations for Oct 31 'Azadi March'.

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Shahbaz Sharif said: 'Imran Khan has come to power through rigging in 2018 elections. Imran Khan Niazi is arrogant and has no vision to address issues the country is facing today. He is only good at ball tampering and a couple of other things and knows nothing else. He never gave respect to anyone and is a selfish man.'

He added that the people were cursing Imran Khan for making their lives miserable and wanted the 'looters' back who made this country progress on every front.

Addressing senior party leaders and lawmakers from Punjab, the PML-N president said: 'If you want to defeat the arrogance and ineptness of Imran Khan, unemployment and poverty, you have to reach Islamabad on Oct 31 where we will give him (Khan) a befitting reply and present our demands.' He also asked the participants to mobilise workers for a 'big show' in Islamabad.

Nawaz Sharif, who was admitted to the Services Hospital on Monday, showed no sign of improvement. With dropping of his platelet counts, a six-member medical board, headed by Services Hospital Principal Ayaz Mahmood, is still struggling to diagnose reasons of his declining health. A board member told Dawn that his platelet counts again dropped on Wednesday from 29,000 to 7,000, prompting the medics to opt for 'aggressive medication' to improve them, besides...