Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said the country’s debt has soared to Rs 27,000 billion during the last 10 years, with the burden of debt falling on ordinary Pakistanis.

Addressing a public gathering in Jhelum, Khan said the corruption of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has left the country under a huge debt burden, and the burden of debt is poured on the masses through inflation.

Khan promised that after coming into power, his party will eradicate corruption from the country and increase incomes.

Security was high at the rally ahead of the July 25 elections as hundreds of flag-waving supporters wearing colorful make-up and hats cheered for Khan as he arrived on stage.

The elections come at a time of growing economic instability in the nuclear-armed nation of 208 million people. Islamabad's rapidly depleting currency reserves and a widening current account deficit have prompted many analysts to predict the next government will need to seek the country's second International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout since 2013.