Nawaz urges govt to ‘immediately take action against Imran’

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the coalition authorities, led by his youthful brother Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to “instantly” take authorized motion in opposition to former premier Imran Khan after the ECP verdict within the PTI prohibited funding case.

“There isn’t any doubt left after this [ECP] report that he [Imran Khan] was imposing the overseas agenda within the nation,” he stated whereas talking to reporters in London.

Earlier within the day, the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) dominated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf obtained ‘prohibited funds’ from 34 overseas nationals and 351 firms based mostly outdoors the nation.

The occasion was issued a present trigger discover after the unanimous verdict — reserved in June earlier this yr – by the three-member bench of the ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja.

“The Fee directs {that a} discover could also be issued to the Respondent occasion [PTI] by way of Rule-6 of PPR 2002, as to why the aforementioned prohibited funds will not be confiscated. The workplace can also be directed to provoke another motion below the legislation, in gentle of this order of the Fee,” said the 68-page judgement – a duplicate of which is out there with The Categorical Tribune.

Referring to the choice, the PML-N supremo stated the ECP verdict was based mostly on “concrete proof and info”.

“The one [Imran] who calls others a coward and a bandit turned out to be the most important thief himself within the nation’s historical past,” he added.

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Nawaz — the three-time former prime minister who has been dwelling in London since November 2019 on medical grounds — stated Imran had been demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation as a result of the PTI chairman knew that he had dedicated the “nation’s largest theft”.

“Imran Khan was declared Sadiq [truthful] and Ameen [righteous] on the idea of faux paperwork,” he remarked.

The previous premier whereas recalling his ouster from energy in 2017 stated his then authorities was taking the nation in direction of progress however the Imran-led regime “destroyed the economic system and reversed all beneficial properties”.

He additionally hit out at former apex courtroom judges who dominated in opposition to him within the well-known Panama Papers case, saying former chief justice Saqib Nisar and others will even be held accountable for the bringing the nation thus far.

Referring to his conviction by the highest courtroom, Nawaz stated it occurred for the primary time within the nation’s historical past {that a} prime minister was disqualified “for not receiving a wage from his son”.

“Imran Khan’s fitna [mischief] should be ended ceaselessly. Political events also needs to play their position in it… it’s turning into tough to rebuild Pakistan after 4 years of destruction,” he added.