The Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday hinted that his party can also knock the door of Supreme Court (SC) on the matter of Panama leaks as Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif given a false statement base on lie in parliament in this regard.
While addressing a press conference he stated that a response was being sought by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif over the issue during the past four months but the PM told a new tale on daily basis.
Imran Khan said that the movement that he initiated against the government has been named as ‘Tehreek-e-Ehtisab’ (Accountability movement). He said that PTI has made all sorts of arrangements regarding launching this massive drive against the government on Panama leaks and added that protest drive that starts on August 07 wouldn’t stop.
While highlighting the client features of forthcoming drive against PML-N government he said that accountability drive would first start from Peshawar on August 07. First the rally would start from Peshawar to District Attack and then proceed to Federal Capital Islamabad’ he added.
Responding a question PTI Chairman said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his family have badly caught of Panama leaks and when opposition asked PM to clear its position in parliament but in-spite clearance its position he unveiled new stories on this important matter. He said that street movement was not against the government but it was the part of democratic process.
Answering another question he said that PTI was totally against corruption and that’s way party was starting accountability campaign. He alleged that corruption of sitting PM and ministries was badly destroying the country. To a question PTI Chairman said that massive range of rigging had committed in the last held general elections in 2013.
On the current situation of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) he said that the party condemned the atrocities being committed in IOK, adding that PTI was raising voice against brutality in Kashmir along with that being committed in any part of the world. He demanded that the core issue be raised on all forums.
He added that the PM did not raise his voice against the Kashmir issue in a way it should have been raised, further stated that PM Nawaz’s business interests did not allow him to do so.
He stated that matters related to Tehreek-e-Ehtisab, that is to be initiated from August 7, were discussed in the party’s meeting, adding that the party had the democratic right to protest. “Poverty shall never come to an end if the people do not hit the streets now,” he said and added that PTI was ready to make the people come to the streets. He said that PM Nawaz and his family members had their assets in foreign countries.
He stated that in a democratic setup, the Prime Minister was answerable to the parliament, adding that instead of responding upon the Panama Leaks issue, the PM starts telling a new tale. He said that the PM should be disqualified upon lying in the parliament.
He said that the government was not responding upon the Terms of References (ToRs) set to investigate upon the issue as those involved in the Panama Leaks feared that they shall be arrested because of allegations of corruption and money laundering.
Imran Khan said that Tehreek-e-Ehtisab will not cease as the corrupt leaders shall be brought to justice through the movement. He said that the next phase of protest shall focus on the twin cities as the rally shall head from Rawalpindi to Islamabad. He said that the rally shall head towards Lahore in the third phase of the movement.