Rs10 bn offer: Punjab govt gives Imran three days to disclose name

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan should reveal the name of the person who offered him Rs10 billion on part of Shahbaz Sharif for not pursuing the PanamaLeaks case.

Imran Khan should tell the name within three days; otherwise, he would be taken to the court under the defamation law, said Punjab government spokesperson Malik Ahmad Khan here on Friday.

Addressing a press conference at the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) office, he said Imran should respect the judges of the court. Imran had harmed the economy of the country through lockdown of the country andprocessions while he was responding to a question of a journalist. The purpose of his public meeting in Islamabad was to pressure the judiciary, he said.

Baseless allegations have no weigh, he said. “Had I been the prime minister, I would have not given him 10 rupees,” the spokesman said. “Imran wants to become the prime minister; his dream will not come true,” he said.

The spokesperson defied the dissenting note of the judges in Panama leaks case by quoting dissenting note by judges in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case.

Malik Ahmad criticised PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zaradri's speech in Malakand and declared that his claim of being founder of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was baseless and completely against the facts.

He accused former president of making bogus claims in pursuance of political relevance and advised him not to damage country's integrity. Meanwhile, Punjab Home Minister Rana Sanaullah has said Shahbaz Sharif does not give even a penny to government employees; how he can make an offer of Rs10 billion to Imran Khan.

Imran Khan’s worth is not even Rs10, Rana Sana said. Responding to a question, he said Sajjan Jindal matter was clarified who is a business tycoon. An industrialist has business relations with the whole world and in this perspective he has business relationship with Nawaz Sharif and his visit was of personal nature.

He held minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Pirzada should have met PM Nawaz Sharif and apprised him of his reservations before tendering resignation.