ISLAMABAD, March 16: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman believes that Speaker Ayaz Sadiq had no justification to stay at his position in National Assembly, adding that it was the political right and duty of the NA opposition to hold Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accountable.
Speaking to media here, Khan underlined that it was Opposition’s utmost responsibility to highlight government’s irregularities and bad practices.
Imran Khan complained that references were sent against him and his party members to ECP for raising their voices. He blamed Ayaz Sadiq for siding with the Sharif family while trying to blackmail him.
He stated that he had attached the money trail in his reply for the reference. The flat was purchased seven years before launching charity campaign for Shaukat Khanum Hospital, he added.
Imran Khan demanded Ayaz Sadiq’s resignation from the post of National Assembly Speaker. He said, all departments are investigating us instead of Panama Leaks.
He reiterated that a person whose assets were kept abroad should not be allowed to become prime minister of the country. Khan was of the view that current government was running its affairs in a dictatorial manner.
Institutions are blackmailing us and serving the Sharif family. Nawaz Sharif should have been ousted when he gave a Rs 200 billion contract to Qatari business partner, Imran Khan said. The cricketer-turned politician believes that no politician should be allowed to lead Pakistan if their assets were outside the country.
Regarding the disqualification against him in the election commission, Khan said he had submitted his reply before the ECP in the first week of December.
The NA speaker last year had forwarded a reference to the ECP seeking disqualification of Khan from the legislature.
The reference against Imran Khan’s off-shore companies, his flats outside Pakistan, income and Bani Gala land was submitted by PML-N lawmakers including Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry and others to the ECP.
Earlier, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dismissed references against PTI and Jahangir Tareen. – NNI
