Daily Times

KARACHI: Former president and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari can lead the ‘grand opposition’ movement of political parties on a single point agenda of the Panama Papers scam, according to PTI chairman Imran Khan.

“Corruption has exposed crocodiles in the government and the country,” said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan while talking to the media after the meeting of PTI city’s core-committee here on Friday. “If the head of the government is involved in corruption, who will initiate accountability in the country?” he said, adding, “Our rulers know well that if they ratify and amend the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law than they (Ruling Elite) will be nabbed. Panama Papers is a war for the future of Pakistan and we have to win it,” he added.

“We want to bring back all stolen and looted money to the country and invest it on the nation’s education and health as well as build socio-economic development,” he said, adding, “This looted money will built a great health and education system in Sindh and Punjab.”

“Finance minister Ishaq Dar is architecting schemes to convert black money into white and for making money, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is destroying the country,” Imran remarked. He said PTI could talk on a single point agenda of the Panama Papers issue with the PPP and all political parties could unite behind Asif Zardari to lead the movement of the joint opposition against the government.

“Mughal kings are currently ruling Punjab and many armed groups have the patronage of these Mughals in the province. There are lots of armed groups that exist in the province but no action has been taken against them,” he remarked. Imran directed the party office bearers of Karachi to chalk-out a comprehensive strategy before 2018 general elections and strengthen party organization within the metropolis. PTI should take advantage of a ‘political vacuum’ due to MQM related issues, he added.

Imran Khan added that no one was allowed to violate PTI’s discipline and all those who were doing this would no more be part of the PTI, he warned. He further asked the PTI city’s office-bearers not to influence workers but to adopt a friendly attitude with fellow workers and avoid differences within party ranks, saying everyone needed to unite to oust Nawaz Sharif from office. He said he would visit the constituencies in Sindh of Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after the membership campaign. Later, he also visited the house of Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and condoled with him. He also offered fateha for his mother’s departed soul.