Addresses Islamabad rally: PTI will steer country out of crises with help of '200 honest professionals': Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that he would steer the country out of prevailing crisis with the help of 200 'most honest thorough professionals', of which 85 top brains have been chosen to fulfil the dream of a 'new Pakistan'.
Addressing his party's anti-government sit-in at D-Chowk here, he reiterated: "We will utilise the talent of overseas Pakistanis [and] out of 200 talented professionals needed to take the country to new heights of development, we've finalised 85 people." Khan insisted that he would build a new cadre of professionals from among the young generation of the country that will exemplify true picture of Iqbal's vision: "sabaq phir parh sadaqat ka, diyanat ka, shujaat ka, liya jaye ga tujh se kaam dunya ki imamat ka or read again the lesson of truth, of justice and velour".
Imran who regards Allama Iqbal as his mentor declared that that Iqbalism will be taught in along with 21st century modern education in his new Pakistan. "Self-respect will be ensured in New Pakistan. Hawkers will not be intimidated by police," he added. Imran who is staunch critic of Pakistan's justice system, said that the judicial system of the country, especially the lower judiciary, will be made accessible to the poor. "The courts will treat the rich and poor alike," he added. Imran said that he will give a sigh of relief to the people of Karachi by giving an end to target killings in the city, adding the only way out to stop target killings was to depoliticize the police.
Pakistan is believed to be one of largest borrowers of international monetary institutions, the PTI chairman said the country would no more beg for loans as strong economic policies will be introduced to make it economically self-sufficient. "The problem with us is that foreign monetary agencies impose their policies on us when we go to them seeking loans and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is the glaring example which hit snags due to international pressure," he lamented. Rich people will have full liberty to make money as much as they want, he added, but they will have to pay the tax like all the developed countries where the rich pays more tax. "We will adopt all possible austerity measures, and curb the menace of terrorism so that there is no protocol will be needed for those in power," he maintained.
The PTI chairman who had earlier declared to bulldoze chief minister and governor houses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but later abandoned the idea, has now pledged to bulldoze the PM House situated on the hilltop like his grand Banigala residence. In the same breath the former cricketer vowed to turn the Karachi governor house into a sports complex, saying the port city needs more playgrounds to engage the youth in healthy activities. However, Imran said Peshawar and Quetta governor houses will not be bulldozed and will be used as women's park as these provinces have less recreational places for women folk. He also said that Lahore governor house will also be bulldozed.
About his party's Plan C, he said the protests in Faisalabad, Lahore and Karachi followed by a country-wide shutdown might cause pain to people but freedom cannot be obtained without pains. "New Pakistan could be a reality if a thorough probe into 2013 general elections' fraud is held. I've always listened to the word 'impossible', be it cricket, SKMH, politics etc. If I had no faith in God, I might have given up," he added.
The PTI chief once again criticised the wrist watch worth Rs 300 million, saying he had stopped wearing wrist watch with the introduction of cell phones. "Who wears a wrist watch worth Rs 300 million but Nawaz Sharif is the king," he said. Khan also seemed perturbed over the military operations in tribal areas, saying the people of FATA are his army and he would have never launched a military operation in tribal areas.
He appreciated the sit-in participants, saying he personally indefinites some faces who have regularly been participating the sit-in for the last over three months. "You all are worthy of appreciation, because of you our message has gone to every nook and corner of the country," he added.