Issue to be settled if Sharifs provide record: PTI 

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Tuesday stated that the issue will be resolved if the Sharif family provides record of its assets even today. PTI Chairman Imran Khan alleged that all businesses of the Sharif family were fronts for money laundering. In a series of tweets, Imran noted that all enterprises of the Sharif family, established in Pakistan, UK, UAE, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were in a loss and yet for Nawaz Sharif and his children wealth had increased.

“All their enterprises estab in Pak, KSA, UAE, UK made losses while NS & kids personal wealth increased. All front cos for money laundering,” he wrote and alleged the enterprises were fronts for money laundering operations.

The PTI chairman also alleged that the Sharif family had focused on mega projects, instead of social welfare projects, from where money had been siphoned off. “Hence Sharifs' have always focused on mega projects from where money siphoned off – rather than on social welfare projects,” he said in one of his tweets.

Imran reiterated that from the record now in public domain of Nawaz Sharif and his family, "it is abundantly clear that their business is corruption".

Awami Muslim League President Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad had a meeting with Imran, during which the Panama case, JIT report and the latest political situation were discussed. Imran said that Nawaz lawyers were wasting the nation’s time, as already ‘crime’ of Nawaz and his children had been proved. 

The AML president said that major opposition parties were also one on demanding the resignation of Nawaz as prime minister.   Earlier, PTI Spokesperson Fawad Hussain Chaudhry insisted that Nawaz ought to see the writing on the wall and resign before he is shown exit door. He was talking to journalists outside the Supreme Court.

Fawad stated that the Panama issue was moving towards 14 years imprisonment for each member of Sharif family including Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz and now only a miracle could save all of them from this sentence.

He said that ‘Motu gang’ delivered long and fiery speeches outside the apex court when it came to describing money trailand Qatari letter in the court, they had no words to say.

Fawad noted that since the investigating institutions were subservient to Sharifs, transparent probe couldn’t be carried out into the cases against them. Thus, he added, the JIT has recommended reopening of old cases against them so that a transparent investigation be conducted.

He said Sharif family had used PML-N for money laundering. Fawad said JIT report showed Sharif family assets not only in London but also in Switzerland and other countries and they have no defence for Qatari letter in SC.    “PML-N admitted about the theft and money laundering but wanted no investigation. They not only admitted the ownership of FZE but also told that Iqama was taken on FZE,” he said.

About the proceedings of the JIT being made public, Fawad said sarcastically the videos should be aired in cinemas, which would also help the film industry prosper. “If the video of Captain (retd) Safdar’s JIT proceedings is aired, it would turn out to be a blockbuster and the tickets would be sold in black,” he said.

Fawad said the bench’s reference to sending the case to the National Accountability Court showed that was where the case would eventually be sent to butu he called for his resignation. He claimed the prime minister has a week or two left in office, and advised the people to begin preparing for celebrations.

PTI’s Central Secretary Information Shafqat Mehmood said the Sharif family’s corruption has been exposed and ruling party is panicked. He stated that Sharif family has failed to produce any documented evidence in their defence which could validate their statements. 

He spoke about the ownership of properties by Sharif family, saying it had been proven that the properties were owned by Maryam Safdar, the prime minister's daughter. Shafqat said the money trail of Sharif family was connected to Gulf Steel Mills as the United Arab Emirates had no records of the company’s dealings.

He said it has also been proven Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the marketing manager of FZE company on a salary of DHR 10 000. Now they claim Nawaz was the chairperson and manager but did not take salary.

Shafqat stated that the point of forming JIT was to give Sharif family another chance to prove their innocence and clear their name yet nothing was provided. He went on adding that the Sharif’s actual business is corruption and the business empire is erected by the wealth Sharifs looted from the country. 

Massive surge in Nawaz Sharif assets was witnessed whenever he seized power, he noted and accused Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) of suppressing political opponents by lodging fake cases. He asserted that ruling party was in panic.

“Things appear grim for the Sharif family as the premier’s disqualification is sure,” said senior leader Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Naeemul Haq. He went on to add that the Sharif family’s corruption has been laid bare in front of the Supreme Court today.

Naeemul Haq said that Nawaz Sharif violated his oath by lying. He said that Nawaz Sharif lied to his cabinet about the ownership of London flats and now they accepted the ownership in the court.  “The Supreme Court’s decision will be accepted  and he will be soon disqualified,” he said.