ISLAMABAD – Nawaz Sharif has sought NRO with an offer of indirect paymentthrough a third country.
*Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda has revealed.*
*He said that former premier Nawaz Sharif made not one but severalrequests for NRO.*
The federal minister, while answering a question about PM Imran Khan’sclaim of being approached for an NRO, said that not one but several suchrequests were made directly and indirectly by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) supreme leader Mian Nawaz Sharif.
“Nawaz Sharif made several requests including one through another countryand reportedly he (Nawaz Sharif) proposed an indirect payment to get anNRO,” said Faisal Vawda.
Vawda, however, did not name the country who he claimed approached thegovernment for NRO.
The minister added that the government has flatly refused to even talkabout such reconciliation or relief in corruption cases with anyone or anycountry.
It is pertinent to note here that earlier this month, Prime Minister ImranKhan told a delegation of senior journalists that someone approached himand offered money for “relief” from accountability process.