Country to face food insecurity if farmers ignored: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan on Monday claimed the country would face the issues of food insecurity if the farmer's situations would be ignored, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Addressing a convention of farmers in Islamabad, Imran Khan said the coalition government has not been brought into the power for the betterment of the country.

Imran Khan said the government has been imposed on the agenda of those it does slavery, adding that he has no expectations from the ‘imported government’.

Imran Khan lambasted the government and went on to say the price of power and petrol has witnessed whooping hike, adding that the ‘imported government’ before coming to the power used to say that inflation is sky rocketing , but now within the two months  of its tenure, the country witnessed ballooning inflation.

The former premier went on to say that despite being an ally of the United States, India has purchasing oil from Russia, adding that these people (coalition-government) has come to the power to get rid of their cases.

Imran Khan took a dig at Election Commissioner and claimed that he (Election Commissioner) takes instruction from PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz.

PTI Chairman went on to say that during has party’s tenure, the farmers were given the subsidy, adding that the progression in Pakistan will come through agriculture.