Not democracy but a mafia in danger: Imran Khan
He said that Panama leaks case is a landmark as first time powerful are going through the process of accountability
Published July 02, 2017
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz should stop using democracy as a cover to hide their misdeeds, adding that a mafia is in danger not democracy in the country.
Speaking at an event, he said that senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has made money through prize bonds, he cannot understand Panama case and PM Nawaz is using democracy in order to save himself from accountability.
“Instead of responding to our questions, the PML-N is saying that there is a conspiracy being hatched against them,” he said. “It’s a complete lie that there has been prior accountability of Sharif family. They signed a 10-year deal with Musharraf to stop him from pursuing cases against them,” said Imran.
He said that Panama leaks case is a landmark as for the first time the powerful are going through the process of accountability – this case is a foundation stone of ‘New Pakistan’.
The PTI chief said that the PM Sharif disrupted Benazir Bhutto`s government in the 1990s after taking money from Osama Bin Ladin.
Separately, speaking in an event Khawaja Saad Rafique implored the Joint Investigation Team, probing the Sharif family's financial dealings abroad, to question itself whether it is trying to unearth the truth or just wandering aimlessly.
Addressing his political opponents, Rafique said that PTI chief Imran Khan might not want to indulge in politics of abuse and accusations but his close aides are advising him to do so.
Imran should learn the lessons that the PML-N and Pakistan Peoples Party learnt after decades of rivalry, he added.
The minister said that his party would not stoop to the level of the PTI leaders and its young workers who do not realise the decades of hard work and sacrifices political leaders gave for democracy.
Mentioning examples from the past, Rafique said elected leaders have always been removed by “unconventional means”. “Why is that whenever PML-N is in power due to a popular vote, there are attempts to remove it through unconventional means?”
“People might disagree with our politics but even our opponents can’t deny we fought against civil and military dictatorships,” Rafique added.
