Prime Minister Imran Khan once again urged the nation to turn out in support of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rally in Islamabad on Sunday to send the message that they stand with the truth and "against those (the opposition) who buy and sell consciences" and destroy the country's system and democracy.

The premier, who said this while addressing a public rally in KP's Mansehra on Friday, has previously also compared the opposition to evil doers, while the theme of Sunday's rally in Islamabad is based on a Quranic verse that translates into "enjoin the good and forbid the evil".

"I never refer to Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in my speeches to attract voters or garner popular support," he said, adding that he does it because he believes in Islamic teachings.

“Come out for sake of your children and next generations. Come out to tell the three stooges that the whole nation stood by the truth,” he told the charged gathering.

Potshots at political rivals

The premier didn't spare his political rivals, referring to the PDM leadership of Asif Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman as the "three rats" and "three stooges".

He also said that he doesn't want to refer to Maulana Fazlur Rehman as diesel but as soon as he enters public evens, chants of "diesel" resonate in the air.

Accusing the opposition of being involved in horse-trading of lawmakers, the premier said that the joint opposition offered MNA Saleh Muhammad Rs200-250 million to vote against him.

NRO

The PM asserted that the opposition's no-confidence motion was merely an attempt to blackmail the government into getting relief similar to that provided under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in the past. "It will be the biggest treason if I were to pardon them".

He went on to say that the opposition would never get NRO-like relief from him.

Islamophobia resolution

The premier also pointed out that getting the United Nations to pass the resolution against Islamophobia was a feather in his government's cap. “We struggled for the passage of a resolution in the United Nations to observe March 15 every year as a day against Islamophobia,” he said.

He congratulated the crowd by saying that the UN has decided that no one would be allowed to hurt the feelings of Muslims in the "name of freedom of expression."