Credit goes to CJP, judges for making corrupt mafia accountable, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan, said on Saturday the Chief Justice of Pakistan and his fellow judges deserve appreciation for accountability of the powerful mafia. 

This he said on the occasion of joining of the PTI by the PML-N MNA Bilal Ahmad Virk here at Banigala.

Expressing solidarity with the state institutions, the PTI chairman said the entire nation stood by the judiciary and other institutions. He said his party would not allow anyone to blackmail the state institutions or escape accountability. Imran said on April 29, the foundations of a new Pakistan would be laid in Lahore. The PTI chief alleged that the Sharif family has forced slavery, poverty and ignorance upon the people of Pakistan and have amassed wealth for their children. “An era of an ideological Pakistan is returning,” he said.

Meanwhile, talking to journalists after the senior leadership’s meeting under the parliamentary board, the party’s Information Secretary Fawad Chaudhry said to commit suicide would be a better option than to opt for seat adjustment with PPP in Punjab in the general elections, which has no candidates to field.

Fawad alleged that both Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari have been brothers and when need arose, Nawaz even joined hands with former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. He pointed out that Ishaq Dar, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Saad Rafique were among those, who were administered oath by Musharraf.

Referring to Maryam Nawaz’s statements, Fawad advised her to first study the political life of her father Nawaz Sharif before issuing statements against the political rivals. To a question, he said the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah has sought the name of the caretaker prime minister from the PTI. “We have finalised a name and will share it with him shortly,” he maintained. He also tried to clarify that the PTI has held no talks with the PPP on the election of the Senate chairman.

About the popularity of the PTI, Fawad claimed that Imran Khan has converted the party into a machine, without which elections could not be won. “We are now like a sea for all rivers to flow in its direction,” he remarked. About joining of Bilal Virk, he said the process of disintegration of the PML-N is continuing and in the next few days, more would become part of the PTI. Fawad said they are not sure whether they would be facing PML-N as a political rival in the next general elections or it would be ‘reduced to a small group’.

About the decisions of the PTI parliamentary board, it has been decided not to make public the names of several candidates, as this could have negative impact on the upcoming party rally in Lahore on April 29. “Yes, it has been decided to announce names of about 30-40 percent candidates for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after our Lahore rally, in mid-May,” sources privy to the meeting told The News. The board will meet again on Sunday as usual for consultations, but names would be held back, allowing all to put in maximum effort for making the April 29 event a great success.