- Shahzad Akbar asks 18 questions from Shehbaz Sharif
- Assets of Shehbaz increased by 70 per cent and that of his son Salman Shehbaz Sharif by 8000 times
- Says these people should return back money of the country, we have no desire to keep them in jails
ISLAMABAD, December 5: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Affairs Barrister Mirza Shahzad Akbar has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has failed to respond to any allegations of corruption against him and his family members.
Flanked by Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, he was addressing a news conference at Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad on Thursday. He said the assets of Shahbaz Sharif and his family members increased manifold during the 10 year tenure of PML-N government in Punjab. This has been revealed in the NAB investigations started in 2018.
He said the assets of Shahbaz Sharif increased by 70 percent and that of his son Salman Shahbaz Sharif by 8000 times. Shahzad Akbar said the investigations further disclosed the stories of over 200 fake and fictitious telegraphic transfers (TTs). This amount was used by Shahbaz Sharif to build an empire of 32 to 35 companies including GNC. He said the names of innocent people were also used in the TTs.
Shahzad Akbar said revelations are emerging regarding their corruption on daily basis. He said ‘GNC’ was formed to launder seven to eight billion rupees, and the money was credited to the former chief minister’s account.
The accountability czar noted that the three owners of the company – Mehar Nisar Ahmad Gul, Malik Ali Ahmed and Tahir Naqvi – are connected to PML-N. “Nisar Ahmad Gul was the director policy at the CM House, Tahir Naqvi the assistant general manager Sharif Group and Malik Ali Ahmed has been the political advisor at the CM House.” He further stated that Nisar Gul is in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and has confessed that GNC was a paper company, with the control room located in the CM House.
Shahzad Akbar said requested the NAB to prosecute cases against Sharif family on emergency basis, adding that the government is ready to provide best legal team and funds, adding that we press on prosecution. Shahzad Akbar said we are also considering taking action in UK after revelations of these facts and working is going on this proposal.
He said that even in criminal cases the plea bargain option is present and if the NAB and accountability court is agreed then the plea bargain is possible. He said that these people should return back the money of country we have no desire to keep them in jails. He said that this is first episode and he will continue telling about the corruption of Shehbaz Sharif family in upcoming days too.
Shahzad Akbar also asked 18 questions from Shehbaz Sharif during the press conference:
1. Was not Nisar Gul CM’s political affairs director?
2. Was not Malik Ali Ahmad CM’s strategy director?
3. Were Nisar Gul and Ali Ahmad not Shehbaz Sharif’s frontmen and owners of a fake company namely Good Nature?
4. Why did Nisar Gul write his designation as Advisor to CM and address as CM Office in his bank account form?
5. Did Salman Gul not travel with Salman Shahbaz to England, Dubai and Qatar?
6. Did cash boys Masroor and Shoaib not transfer crores of rupees to Shehbaz Sharif’s bank account?
7. Did Shehbaz Sharif not buy two villas for his wife Tehmina Durrani with this money?
8. Did the cash boys not transfer billions of rupees to Hamza and Salman Shahbaz’s accounts?
9. Did Nisar Gul not transfer money to Shehbaz Sharif and his sons’ accounts?
10. Were billions of rupees not used after being withdrawn from GNC company?
11. Did GNC not transfer crores of rupees to the account of Shehbaz Sharif’s peon, Malik Maqsood?
12. Did you not head the illegal activity of converting the black money into white?
13. Did Shehbaz not receive kickbacks at his residence of 96-H, Model Town?
14. Did Shehbaz Sharif not use TTs to convert the black money into white?
15. Were the TT amounts not used in construction of 96-H residence?
16. Did the four companies of Dubai not do money laundering for Asif Ali Zardari also?
17. Did Shehbaz’s son-in-law Ali Imran not commit corruption through Naveed Ikram?
18. When is Shehbaz Sharif filing a lawsuit against Daily Mail?
Shahzad Akbar said Pakistan has secured repatriation of 190 million pounds from Britain after a settlement with a Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain, the owner of Bahria Town. He said that this amount is equal to $250 millions.
It is the first time that the repatriation of such an amount took place which is civil in nature and no element of guilt is involved in it. He said that no case was filed in this case. He said that if this case went in litigation it could have taken five, eight or 10 years. He said that the matter was between National Crime Agency of United Kingdon and Malik Riaz family.
He said that under the settlement terms Pakistani government has signed deed of confidentiality, under which further details and operational details could not be divulged, adding that the money came back through government to government agreement. He also thanked the British government and National Crime Agency for extending cooperation on the matter. He said that many matters are going on with NCA.
He said that where foreign governments are involved we have to keep in mind the sensitivity, rules and laws of these governments. He said that this money will be deposited in Supreme Court of Pakistan and we have requested the court to give this money to federal government instead of Sindh government. -Sabah
