- PM Imran Khan says PTI submitted particulars of 40,000 financial institution accounts, dares Opposition to submit “1,000 even”
- Says authorities land can solely be grabbed with political backing and “in PML-N tenure politicians were able to occupy government lands”
- “A fugitive leader wants to bring revolution by sitting in London,” says premier, including that PDM “was bound to fail”
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday challenged Opposition events to supply particulars of “1,000 bank accounts even” within the ongoing overseas funding probe by the Election Fee of Pakistan’s scrutiny committee.
“Those who trapped us in the foreign funding case are now trapped themselves,” PM Imran Khan mentioned, in a dialog with journalists in Sialkot.
He mentioned that the PTI has submitted particulars of 40,000 financial institution accounts by way of which it obtained funding forward of the 2018 elections and claimed that when they’re scrutinised they “will all turn up clear”.
ECP to carry open listening to after scrutiny committee submits report
Amongst different matters mentioned, the premier mentioned {that a} constitutional modification is within the works for an open poll system to be launched for Senate elections.
He spoke of farmers and the way the federal government couldn’t pay particular consideration to them but.
“Kamyab Kissan farmer package is the beginning. We will provide a comprehensive package for farmers and for agriculture overall,” he mentioned.
‘Govt lands can’t be occupied with out political backing’
The prime minister spoke at size of the latest razing of the Khokhar Palace, constructed on land the federal government says was grabbed by mafias.
“Government lands cannot be occupied without political backing,” mentioned the premier, including: “The Khokhar brothers had seized government land worth Rs1.3 billion”.
He criticised PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz for “calling herself a leader of the future but is supporting the land grabbing mafia”.
LDA launches operation towards ‘unlawful building’ at Khokhar Palace
Maryam had come out in assist of the Khokhar brothers after Lahore Improvement Authority launched an operation towards unlawful building at Khokhar Palace — the residence of senior vice chairman PML-N Lahore Saiful Malook Khokhar and MNA Malik Afzal Khokhar in Johar City.
She mentioned they’re “huge assets” for the PML-N and “faced oppression, never backing away from supporting Nawaz Sharif and never being disloyal despite everything”.
PM Imran, referring to the PML-N’s tenure, mentioned: “It is in their time that politicians were able to occupy government lands.”
“We will not spare these big thieves and the land grabbing mafia,” he vowed.
‘PDM was certain to fail’
The prime minister additionally spoke of Pakistan Democratic Motion, the 11-party Opposition alliance.
“PDM was bound to fail,” he mentioned, including that the all of the “dacoits had banded together to blackmail” him.
He mentioned the PDM are “fools” to assume that the folks will come out in assist of such “corrupt” people.
“A fugitive leader wants to bring revolution by sitting in London,” he added.
The prime minister mentioned that “the only reason the PDM keeps giving out dates and setting ultimatums is so that they can remain united”.
‘Maulana an insult to students’
The premier additionally turned his weapons to the PDM chief particularly — Maulana Fazlur Rehman, saying that he’s “an insult to religious scholars”.
“He is a corrupt man. Calling him a maulana is an insult to religious scholars,” PM Imran mentioned.
He added that Fazlur Rehman had “used madressah students and raked in billions”.
The premier mentioned that Fazlur Rehman “considers himself above the law” and the motion “does not accept any decision that is given by any forum which is against it”.
“NAB is unearthing their corruption so they are against it […] in the past they would get their judges to give decisions in their favour,” PM Imran mentioned.