Nawaz threatening institutions to hide theft: Imran

CHAKWAL: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday urged the people to "question the thief" and press for accountability of the billions that had been stolen.

Addressing a rally, Imran criticised deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and alleged that the PML-N chief was threatening institutions, including judiciary, "to save his ill-gotten wealth". "Instead of answering for his crimes, he [Nawaz] keeps asking why was he ousted," said the PTI chairman, alleging that the former prime minister siphoned off Rs300bn from the country.

“What they [Sharif family] did to the people of Pakistan, even our enemies would not do such things to us.” Referring to the recent visit by the Sharif brothers, Imran said Nawaz went to Saudi Arabia to plead with their leadership to save him.

Blaming the incumbent government for the present situation, he said no country or leader would respect the nation as long as the country remained indebted and keeps seeking more loans from financial institutions.

“Trump is insulting Pakistan over Rs25 billion because the country keeps taking loans.”

The PTI chairman alleged that two towers in UAE, owned by the Dar family, were worth Rs25 billion. Pakistanis had invested Rs800 billion in UAE’s property market over the last four years and “this was the people’s money which was being stolen and taken out of the country”.

Elaborating on his party’s conduct if it wins the upcoming polls, Imran said Pakistan being a self-sufficient country would gather the money it needed from within Pakistan.

He claimed that the infrastructure projects developed by the Punjab government were not needed, as need of the hour was to provide employment to the youth.