DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday alleged that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had accumulated an estimated wealth of around Rs300 billion out of Pakistan for which he was disqualified.
“You ask why you were disqualified. I will tell you why. You have more than Rs300 billion saved outside the country,” Imran said while addressing a ceremony here. He lashed out at Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders for disrespecting the Supreme Court’s (SC) ‘unanimous’ decision against the party chief Nawaz Sharif.
The PTI chairman, while addressing a rally in Buner, said that his party will be on streets again in case Nawaz Sharif attempts to wriggle out of his present situation by strong-arming state institutions.
Narrating how only the poor suffer under the law, Imran said that he did not come across one major personality when he was in jail for eight days, but realised that the whole Parliament was filled with robbers once when he was attending a session.
“If Nawaz is punished for money laundering, all his wealth will be brought back to Pakistan,” said Imran, claiming that Nawaz Sharif and ‘his’ ministers were bashing the army and the SC to save the Sharif family’s corruption.
Discussing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the PTI chief said he expects that the newly appointed chairman of the bureau would dispense justice and across the board accountability.
However, Imran warned of an agitation if anyone attempted to provide a safe passage to any VIP. “We will closely monitor the progress of the newly appointed NAB chairman,” he added.
“We were not contacted in connection with the appointment of the NAB head, however, we had proposed three names for the post,” he said.
The entire nation was looking forward to retired Justice Jawed Iqbal for carrying out unbiased accountability, he said.
It is vital to mention here that, under the National Accountability Ordinance 1999, the government appoints NAB chairman in consultation with the leader of the opposition. The name of Justice Iqbal was chosen by both Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Shah from 12 people nominated for the post, and he will assume the charge of his office on October 11.
