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Imran Khan says aaloo, tamatar don’t interest him. Pakistanis ask if he cares about nutrition

According to a survey, 12 per cent more respondents are now reportedly worried about inflation in Pakistan compared with a year ago.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said that he did not join politics to check the prices of ‘aloo and tamatar‘ but to become a politician for the sake of the country’s youth. Now Pakistanis are asking the PM if a nation can be led to greatness without ensuring nutritious meals, with some even alleging he can’t run the country.

Addressing a rally, Khan said, “I didn’t join politics to know the prices of potatoes and tomatoes. I joined it for the sake of the country’s youth… If we want to become a great nation, we will have to support the truth, and this is what I have been preaching for the last 25 years.”

“Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing criticism… with many saying that his remarks indicate that he is indifferent to the people’s issues,” reported The Friday Times.

Khan said that a nation was formed on the basis of an ideology and his objective for entering politics was to make the nation, particularly the young generation, realise the real ideology of Pakistan as propounded by Allama Mohammad Iqbal, said a Dawn report.

The Express Tribune has reported that unemployment and inflation have been top issues of concern for the Pakistanis, consistently, since August 2019, citing a survey by Ipsos – a market research company having presence in 90 countries.

According to the survey, 12 per cent more respondents are now reportedly worried about inflation in Pakistan compared with a year ago. The findings come at a time when the government is grappling with multiple challenges, including record high crude oil prices since 2008 and a no-confidence move by the opposition, said The Express Tribune.

Recently, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a relief package to offset the impact of inflation but questions remain over its viability due to the lack of financing, reported ANI.

Imran Khan’s speech sparked criticism from the opposition leaders as well.

Shahbaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, reacted to Imran Khan’s speech saying, “Imran sahib you really did not come to fix the price of potato and tomato but to ruin the country and the people.”

Shahbaz implied that since PM Imran Khan is not concerned about the poor of the country, he did not come to power to fix the prices of the basic commodities, reported Pakistan Today.

“Without ensuring nutritious and affordable meals for the citizens, how could a nation and its leader claim greatness”, asked Facebook user Vavrin Vivi.

Another user Saqib Gul called Imran Khan disconnected with his own people and country.

While user Akhtar Khan said, “When You can’t control inflation, you can’t establish an economy, in short you can’t run a country.”

Narmeen Kashif asked on Facebook what kind of prosperity Imran Khan wants ignoring the basic needs of the people.

Meanwhile on Twitter, Journalist Veengas called Khan an unfit leader. She said, “Imran Khan has proved that he is unfit to run the country.”

 

Twitter user Faraz commented that when leaders don’t have vision, they talk about slogans.

“When politicians have no concrete plan to improve the lives of people, they come up with slogans like ideology of Pakistan, Iqbal’s dream, Jinnah’s vision, Islami model”

An Instagram account called @Borat_b took a jibe at Khan, saying the PM is not concerned with the common people as he only came to destroy the opposition.

However, some Pakistani citizens are also hailing Khan for standing up to the opposition’s no-confidence motion. “Praying for PM IMRAN Khan to remain our PM. We don’t need corrupt people,” said YouTube user Asif Quraishi.

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