ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said onTuesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is using Parliament to savehimself and attack the judiciary.
The PTI chief was speaking to the media during a visit to Peshawar.
“In 1997, PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) attacked judges with sticksand bought judges on the Quetta bench,” said Imran, adding that “this ishow a mafia works”.
Imran was referring to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s statement onMonday, wherein he had regretted that elected representatives are termed”thieves, robbers and Godfather” in the courts. Abbasi, speaking inParliament, had also called for a debate on the matter so a clash ofinstitutions can be avoided.
Imran claimed that the accountability court’s verdict against Nawaz, who isfacing three corruption references following his disqualification, will beout soon. “They are scared [of the upcoming verdict],” said Imran, addingthat Nawaz had ample opportunity to defend himself during the trial.
“The Supreme Court has treated Nawaz like no other citizen. Hiscontemptuous remarks are also being ignored,” he added.
‘Never employed KP helicopters for personal use’
Answering a question, Imran claimed that he never, even for a minute, usedthe KP government’s helicopter for personal work.
“I challenge anyone to prove otherwise,” he added.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) commenced on Tuesday an inquiryinto the reported use of the provincial government’s helicopters by the PTIchief.
“I came here today in a PTI helicopter,” he explained further. Moreover,the PTI chief demanded that NAB should inquire into the use of Punjabgovernment’s resources on Nawaz’s family.
Talking about the reports of wanted former police inspector Abid Boxer’sreturn to the country, Imran said, “If Abid Boxer remains alive he’llreveal how many people he killed on Shehbaz Sharif’s orders”.
Abid Boxer, wanted for several extrajudicial murders, was nabbed in Dubaiearlier this month and brought back to Pakistan today, according to sources.