Court will seal stamp on PM’s innocence: Talal Chaudhry

Tariq Fazal says PM to triumph in SC as he did nothing wrong

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry has said the court will seal a stamp on the innocence of prime minister. 

He stated this while addressing a press conference with Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry Wednesday. He said Imran Khan repeatedly changed his stance on the Panama Papers issue, adding PTI chief did not want accountability but wanted to use the issue to grab power. He said the PML-N government led by Nawaz Sharif was transforming the country, removing energy shortages and bringing peace and stability to the country.

The government started work on China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Karachi stock index broke new records and major gains were made in the economic sector, he added.

He said PTI was afraid that it had nothing to show to the people in the elections in 2018. Talal asked Imran to come clear on matters regarding his children and father, who according to him was removed from service on corruption charges.

He said Supreme Court was a court of law and nobody should be wishful about the verdict in Panama Papers case. Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would triumph in the Supreme Court in Panama Papers case as he did not do anything wrong.

He said Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) was sure that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family were innocent and would be absolved of the charges against them. He said the premier did not challenge maintainability of the case and submitted himself to the Supreme Court as he was keen to get himself cleared.

He said International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) posted on its website that it was neither suggesting nor implying that anything wrong was done by those whose names were mentioned in the Panama Papers.

The minister said PTI tried to put pressure on the judges and even indulged in provocative propaganda against the judiciary on social media and other forums.

Imran Khan had been hurling baseless allegations against the prime minister and failed to provide any evidence in the court in the Panama Papers case, he added. "PTI is trying to gain political mileage from the case."

Imran Khan damaged the country with his style of politics, he added. The minister said PTI chief accused that elections were rigged and wasted time of the nation with his sit-in and later the judicial commission in its decision declared that no rigging was done in the polls.