Seems my impression from what they say is different than yours. Ho sakta hay, I also have Akhrot brain like Achakzai and Fazlu. Let see what you perceived and what I:
I do not think both use religion as much as any Muslim uses religion. Obviously, TUQ uses religion more than IK. I believe they take strength from religion (what we all do), and that is all.
As for pro poor agenda as façade to fool people. All person when talk about politics or show desire of political change, they do with pro-poor agenda in mind (some lie and some may have true feeling about that.
As for statement, that pro-poor agenda as façade to fool people … I can only say this for those who had the opportunity to do something for poor (PPP, PMLQ, and PMLN leadership). In my view, PMLN had opportunity since 1979 to serve poor of Punjab, but they miserably failed, because they lie and fool people. They also ruled Pakistan for around 6 years, but did nothing other than making themselves mega rich by looting and plundering Pakistan, and created discord in Pakistan due to nepotism and provincialism.
Same can be said about PPP, who could have changed the life of poor in Sindh, as they are directly or indirectly ruling Sindh since 1972. PPP ruled Pakistan longest, could be around 15 years, but other than looting and plundering, did nothing.
I think PMLQ got 5 years and I believe they did something, though could have done more.
As for IK and TUQ, they never ruled Pakistan or province for any mentionable period of time, so to say that they fool people is claiming too much. On the other hand, even when they did not ruled Pakistan, on individual basis, they did much more for people of Pakistan using their own incentive (not state money) than both Bhuttos and Shareefs.
That to me is lie, as they continuously say that they respect Pakistan and Pakistani constitution.
On the other hand, I can give many reasons to say that both PPP leadership (especially Bhuttos and Zardaris) and PMLN leadership (Shareef brothers) do not respect Pakistan or Pakistani constitution.
Again, I think that is lie. There is no evidence that they are violent. TUQ took out peaceful procession in 2013 and also this time his men were peaceful, but we all saw how government became aggressive and that also illegally. Same can be said about PTI (IK), that till now they showed that they are non-violent.
Same cannot be said about both PPP and PMLN. Bhutto always used violence in his rule, subduing Baluchistan by declaring Governor rule in 1973 and then bombing Baluchistan using Pakistan forces. BeNazir Bhutto did lot of extra-judicial killing through police to subdue Karachi (Karachi operation) and also used police to kill many in Hyderabad.
Shareef brothers are worse. They think they are Gullu of Pakistan. Shareefs always used violence of state to subdue opponents and oppositions. Bara Tind extra-judicial killing in Karachi is more than several thousand while Chota Tind using police to do extra-judicial killing is numerous in Punjab. They even try to challenge and weaken Pakistan armed forces as if Pakistan armed forces are of another country. These two thugs when in government think that state has become their personal property, and citizen of state their slaves.
In my religious teaching and understanding, lies are something that one utters to deceive, harm and misguide others. Lies are not what a person says metaphorically (Quran is full of metaphorical phrases, that if taken literally than it would be lie), or says to cover up own fault (fault that does not effects other).
Now with above in mind, I could not pin point any lies from IK or TUQ.
On the other hand, I can pin point many from PMLN leadership, including Shareef brothers, as well as their supporters, who lie, and lie as habit. Nawaz Shareef is such a blatant liar that he lies in public on things that are obvious. He is such a thug that he even lies in parliament. In UK, leave Prime Minister, even if a parliamentarian lie in parliament, he is thrown out of his membership and would be sent to prison … as by doing that, this liar abuse parliament sanctity.
There might be some truth here (though I would not say that they use their followers as sacrificial animals intentionally). But then that is true with all Pakistani political and religious parties, and also true with all political and religious parties since humans are on earth … and all depends on how one looks at those sacrifices.