Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Hitting back at the premier for his speech the other day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday demanded a swift response to accusations of corruption levelled against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family after the Panama revelations.

Talking to journalists at Bani Gala, the PTI chief said that 2018 was too far and Nawaz Sharif would have to be answerable on revelations of the Panama Papers right now.

“Nawaz Sharif is under some delusion that people will forget Panama corruption” after seeing the government making roads and the premier cutting ribbons, he said.

“[The year] 2018 is too far. He (Nawaz) will have to render account just now,” he said.

He alleged that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members were working for development not for Pakistan but for “serving their personal interests and filling their London accounts”. He went on to say that he could get a flat for Rs 10 million, but Hassan Nawaz purchased a flat for Rs 6,500 million.

“He doesn’t have any formula to make gold; this money was plundered by Nawaz Sharif and provided to him.”

Accusing the premier of “making a mockery” of the party’s polls, Imran said the people “cannot even hope for [free and fair] elections from them, as Nawaz Sharif is running his political business like a dictator”.

Referring to the premier’s claim that his party would rule Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the 2018 election, he said, “The PML-N is mistaken if they think they can form a government in KP through rigging.” “Mian Panama Sharif, people will not forget your corruption.” When questioned about the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) hearing on November 2 regarding a reference calling for his disqualification, Imran accused the ECP of siding with the PML-N in the 2013 election. He added that the ECP and the PML-N contested the 2013 election together.

“The ECP can do whatever it wants until 2pm on November 2. After that, there will be a tsunami of people,” the PTI chief remarked.

He also categorically stated that his party was not against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and wanted the projects to complete.