HAVELIAN, Nov 18 (INP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday criticized opposition parties for what he termed "a circus on containers" aimed at escaping accountability. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Havelian-Mansehra section of the Hazara motorway, Imran Khan said that a circus was played on the container at Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) sit-in in Islamabad and all the opposition leaders including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif were present there to save their corruption. "If there ever was an expert on dharnas, he is standing right here," he said in self reference, before mocking the opposition for giving up their protest too soon. "I had said earlier that I would have agreed to all their demands if they could last a month on those containers. We [the PTI] did 126 days," he recalled. He also criticized the JUI-F leadership for 'hiding' in the comfort of their 'warm rooms' while ordinary workers languished in the cold and rain. He also regretted the fashion in which seminary students were "brought" to the protest. Noting that the participants had seemed unaware of any common purpose of the sit-in, he alleged that Maulana Fazlur Rehman had "used" them for personal gains. He also criticized the JUI-F chief for "using religion" to make money, saying he "issues whatever fatwas you want him to if the price is right". "[Using religion for personal benefit] is the biggest sin," he declared. "I pray that the Maulana is spared the judgment that is waiting for him in the hereafter." The prime minister informed that some of his cabinet members were afraid of the outcome of the sit-in but he gave courage to them. “The only issue they had with Imran Khan because they know that I will not forgive their corrupt practices.” “Even I could make a deal with them as former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf did to pass his four years,” he said adding that he would not do so as he fears God and the Day of Judgment. Khan blamed the past rulers who took excessive loans for the recent hike in commodity prices. “It is a clear message from my side that I will not forgive mafia,” he said adding that he knows the masses are passing through testing times but soon it would be over. Speaking over allowing Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad, he said that a majority of the cabinet had a consensus that these thieves should not be allowed to go abroad but he decided to allow them on humanitarian grounds only asking for a mere seven billion in indemnity bonds from them. Speaking more broadly, he said opposition parties had come to Islamabad to "blackmail" the government to shut pending corruption cases against their leaders. The prime minister, however, reiterated that would not spare "a single corrupt person" in the country. "I will betray my nation if I do so," he added. "I do not care about votes, but I do fear God and the hereafter," he said, adding that the country had been facing financial difficulties because of said 'corrupt politicians'. "My message [to all my opponents] is that my God has trained me for challenges. I know how to win and how to face defeat. And I know how to stand back up after I have been defeated," he said. "It is my promise to God that I will not spare a single person who has plundered the nation's money." The prime minister applauded the KPK Chief Minister Mehmood Khan and Federal Minister for Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed for completing the project on time. “This road is now part of the CPEC project, which initially comprises of a road and two power stations,” he taunted. Briefing on his government activities, the prime minister said improving health and education sectors were their prime focus. “We have eliminated duty on hospital equipment,” he informed and further said that all-out efforts were underway to improve the education sector in the country. The 39.3 km Havelian-Mansehra section of the118-km-long motorway project will reduce the travel time by up to 2.5 hours between Islamabad and Mansehra. The four-lane controlled access motorway is part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and will serve as the main route for the commercial traffic between two countries. INP/LK/SB