Sharifs’ non-appearance to be deemed confession to crime: PTI

LAHORE: PTI Spokesman Fawad Chaudhry on Friday lashed out at Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hussain and Hussan for not appearing before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as scheduled and said that not appearing before NAB would be considered as confession to the crime.

Talking to a private TV channel, Chaudhry also criticised Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, PML-N’s candidate for NA-120 by-election and the wife of former premier, for not being present during scrutiny of her nomination papers for NA-120 by-election.

The PTI spokesman also alleged that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar along with National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Saeed Ahmed and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) former chairman Zafar Hijazi were running the largest money laundering network in Pakistan.

"The money laundering network is probably the biggest in Asia," said Chaudhry. The PTI leader also criticised Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and said he continued to act like a "puppet prime minister".

"Know all the facts, he is still siding with the money laundering network," he said. Chaudhry again questioned the source of the Sharif family's wealth. "Where is all the money coming from if all their companies are making a loss," said the PTI spokesman.

Earlier, the members of Sharif family were summoned to file their replies today pertaining to the NAB reference against them but none of the three Sharifs appeared before the accountability bureau.