'This fake govt lacks a clear vision,' says Fazlur Rehman.

LORALAI -- Chief of the Opposition's Pakistan Democratic Movement, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Wednesday once more sharply criticised the government, this time for "lacking a clear vision".

He said that the true custodians of Pakistan are its people, "a sea of whom shows up at our meetings and has a purpose and a vision".

"This is a fake government and a fake prime minister with no sense and no ideology," Fazlur Rehman said, during a public gathering in Balochistan's Loralai district.

"Sometimes he (the prime minister) says there should be a system of governance modeled after the state of Madina, sometimes he calls for a Chinese system, others for a Iranian system or an American system," the chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl faction said.

He went on to say that the country's rulers "lack self-confidence".

Fazlur Rehman said that "it is clear Imran Khan has to go", adding: "Such a government has now come to power that the people are asking for the old thieves to return so they can at least afford to break bread."

The PDM chief reiterated the Opposition's stance that the government "came through rigging".

"Our fight now is to restore democracy in Pakistan. It is for the sovereignty of the Parliament and the rule of law," Fazlur Rehman said.

"All the political parties of the country are on one platform and the nation is on

He demanded that the 18th Amendment, which guarantees provincial autonomy, be implemented in...

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