Abbasi is a puppet prime minister, says Naeem

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeem-ul-Haque called Shahid Khaqan Abbasi a puppet prime minister as the government was still being run by his predecessor.

Speaking to reporters outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday, Haque said Nawaz Sharif was still in control of the government and his party did not trust the system anymore. 

“We believe that Nawaz Sharif’s directives are being used in the government, " Haque alleged, adding that the former prime minister's principal secretary was running the government. 

The PTI leader also demanded that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar tender his resignation. 

“Ishaq Dar has no shame. He should immediately resign, we are certain that a jail sentence has become his fate,” Haque said. 

He added that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s government has pushed the country towards disaster. “The economy has been destroyed. We don’t even have half of the money required to give for our debts.”

Haque said that National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq does not deserve to remain in his position as he today welcomed the disqualified prime minister at Islamabad airport.

Speaking on the occasion, PTI leader Babar Awan said that every institution of the country is being influenced by a disqualified prime minister.

“Nawaz Sharif wants to take institutions on the path of collision,” he added.

Earlier,  Dar reached the Islamabad Accountability Court to attend the hearing of a corruption case against him.

Judge Mohammad Bashir directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to provide Dar with a copy of the case documents.

The judge then set September 27 as the next date of hearing when the finance minister will be formally indicted by the court. Dar was also directed to submit the surety bond worth Rs1 million.

Dar's counsel asked the court to be granted seven days for perusing the reference against his client, as it is spread over 23 volumes.

The judge denied the request and observed that the court has to complete the trial in six months.

"If you take a month to read the reference how will we wrap up proceedings in the given time," the judge asked, observing further that two days are enough to go over the reference.

The judge observed that they will conduct daily hearings in the case. The court also directed Dar to deposit a Rs5 million surety bond to ensure his appearance at the next hearing

Talking to Geo News after the hearing, Dar's counsel, Amjad Pervez, said they expect the courts to dispense justice. "No one will object to daily proceedings if all tenets of justice are adhered to," he said while answering a question.