People like Nawaz, Asif have destroyed parliament: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan levelled several charges of money laundering against Nawaz Sharif and his family. 

In a news conference, in which he was expected to make 'explosive revelations', Imran said, "these people use their employees to launder money".

He claimed that Nawaz gave Rs800 million to his daughter Maryam Nawaz.

"They use Punjab Police to launder money....no wonder the state of the police in the province," he said, adding that the Hudaibiya Paper Mills was also established to launder money.

Reading details of misappropriation from a paper, Imran said he will share this chart with the media and submit it to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as well. 

Congratulating the NAB for summoning the Punjab chief minister, Imran said the "nation stands with you [NAB chairman] and is looking up to you". 

'Nawaz, Asif destroyed Parliament' 

Imran also spoke of his remarks during the Mall Road rally, stating that he had wanted to use a harsher word than laanat (curse) when he referred to the parliament which allowed Nawaz Sharif to become the head of a political party. 

"A mafia has occupied the Parliament so how am I supposed to respect it," he asked. 

Imran reiterated that Parliament is just a building's name and its sanctity has to be reflected in the people that are in it. 

Talking about Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, who had condemned Imran's anti-parliament tirade, the PTI chief said Asif himself has a foreign work permit and is paid a salary from a UAE company. 

"Which foreign minister is employed in another country," wondered Imran. 

The PTI chief also termed Asif a security risk, owing to his 'pro-US' stance. 

"Parliamentarians destroyed the Parliament," claimed the PTI chief, adding that people like Nawaz and Asif had destroyed the assembly. 

Imran said Nawaz has to be answerable for the Rs300 billion he moved out of the country. 

Answering a question about the low attendance in Wednesday's joint opposition protest in Lahore, Imran said showing a mass gathering was not the plan. "Rather, it was about showing unity for the Model Town victims," he stated. 

'Explosive revelations'

Earlier today, Khan took to Twitter to continue his tirade from where he left off a day earlier at the joint opposition protest rally in Lahore. 

He posted on Twitter: "When a Parliament, which must protect nation's interests, passes a person-specific law allowing a disqualified person guilty of Rs 3 bn money laundering, tax evasion, concealment of assets, forgery & perjury to become head of a pol party, then such a law is a "laanath" on Parl."

He further termed his use of the Urdu damned "a mild word to use" challenging anyone who disagreed with him to conduct a public poll to gauge what people thing of "such a Parliament" going so far as to guaranteeing that most would condemn it. 

Imran Khan on Wednesday had lambasted the parliament for allowing a 'criminal' to be elected as a party president.

"I damn the parliament that made a criminal the president of a party," he said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's (PML-N) decision to elect ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif as its president.

Imran was addressing a joint opposition protest rally to seek justice for the Model Town tragedy in Lahore.

Maryam hits back at Imran

Maryam Nawaz was quick to hit back at Imran for his comments on Nawaz giving Rs800 million to his daughter.

"Every father in the world takes pride in taking care of his daughter and giving her respect. But how would a shameless father like you know the relationship between a father and a daughter," Maryam tweeted. 

Sharif family spokesperson responds to Imran

The Sharif family's spokesperson responded to Imran Khan's allegations on Thursday, terming them 'ridiculous.'

"Imran Khan's mental condition indicates that he is in trauma," the spokesperson said, adding that the PTI chief's statements make no sense.

"Imran himself doesn't know what he is saying," they said.  

Hussain reacts to Imran's press conference

In an exclusive conversation with Geo News, Hussain Nawaz dismissed Imran's allegations.

"All of Imran's allegations are baseless," he said, adding that the PTI chief should submit proofs if he has any. 

He further said that Imran should also try to find the proofs if the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to find them. 

"How will proofs be found when we didn't do any corruption," Hussain said, adding that he had not received any notices from NAB or the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom.