My head just spun all the way around. Twice.
The remarks were made by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif
...served
, who, while addressing a political gathering in Gujranwala on Saturday, cited the Transparency International report which reflected Pakistain's improvement in its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Last month, the watchdog revealed that the country was ranked 133 out of 180 countries during the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government compared to that of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
's (PTI) Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents...
-led rule wherein the country was ranked 140.
Without taking any names, Nawaz took a jibe at the PTI, which for years had claimed to eliminate corruption, and said: "[Even] Transparency International said that corruption was at its lowest during our tenure.
"They [PTI] were staging sit-ins [while] we were establishing power plants," the three-time former prime minister said while recalling the 2014 sit-in by then Khan-led party.
Recalling his tenure as the country's chief executive from 2013 to 2017, Nawaz claimed that the PML-N government not only succeeded in tackling corruption but also effectively addressed rampant inflation.