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Deposed Pakistani PM calls for 'revolution' in talk to crowd
Associated Press ^ | Aug 12, 2017 3:06 PM EDT | Anjum Naveed

Posted on 08/13/2017 12:41:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Deposed Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif called Saturday for “a change and revolution” in the country to ensure the sanctity of the vote as he addressed a large gathering of his supporters in his home town of Lahore.

Concluding his four-day journey, which began in Islamabad and culminated in a rally in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, Sharif was clearly delighted to address the tens of thousands who gathered near the famous shrine of Data Darbar.

After a Supreme Court decision disqualified him last month for concealing assets, Sharif traveled with a long cavalcade from Islamabad Wednesday. He stayed overnight in three different cities. Authorities stopped vehicles, except for Sharif’s and ministers, at the entrance to the city because of the massive crowds. […]

Sharif said that over the past 70 years, no prime minister in Pakistan has been permitted to complete their term, making the country and its people suffer. He told the crowd that he was ready to give his life to change the destiny of the country and its people. …

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: nuclearweapons; pakistan; rop; sharif

1 posted on 08/13/2017 12:41:57 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

This is not a good time to have unrest in Pakistan!


2 posted on 08/13/2017 12:44:03 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: Olog-hai

Pakistan is constantly in turmoil - because it is one of the most corrupt, violent, illiterate, in-bred cultures in the world.

The sensible policy would be to leave Pakistan alone, but never allow its citizens into civilized countries.


3 posted on 08/13/2017 12:46:00 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Or just have India nuke it.


4 posted on 08/13/2017 12:46:52 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: PGR88

Sounds like a plan.


5 posted on 08/13/2017 4:42:40 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: PGR88

“Pakistan is constantly in turmoil - because it is one of the most corrupt, violent, illiterate, in-bred cultures in the world. The sensible policy would be to leave Pakistan alone, but never allow its citizens into civilized countries.”

You speak absolute truth, and in a very concise manner.


6 posted on 08/13/2017 6:39:06 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: PGR88
Pakistan is constantly in turmoil - because it is one of the most corrupt, violent, illiterate, in-bred cultures in the world. The sensible policy would be to leave Pakistan alone, but never allow its citizens into civilized countries.

We can 'blame' the last Viceroy of India for Pakistan. Had he not separated the Muzzie part of India from India, I believe the rest of India would have dealt as necessary with the Muzzie's.

7 posted on 08/13/2017 6:53:41 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea ((I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders))
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