Does not expect too much from govt-PTI talks
ISLAMABAD
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said government held negotiations with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) twice in the past and both times PTI held it ‘bad intentions’.
He accused National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for making fake cases against people. He asked courts to install camera for live streaming of case hearing so people could know real story of so-called corruption cases.
Referring to LNG reference against him said, 13 people have been wandering around the courts for last three years. “NAB chairman has been changed but I would suggest reading the law,” he added.
“I have repeatedly told the prime minister to get rid of the NAB, otherwise it will uproot the country,” he said. “The matters won’t move to correction if the system not initiated from beginning,” Abbasi opined. He said the NAB should wind up fake cases, “People are running to courts in these cases from three to 13 years and their lives have paralyzed.”
He said there was no example of more corruption than the graft occurred during the rule of Imran Khan. “Fake cases should be ended for good, in view of such cases investors avoiding investment in the country,” he said.
“The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should also submit the account of its 24 years performance,” he said. The NAB has failed to capture single politician for corruption, he said. Former premier asked courts to take suo-motu notice on the so-called drama of NAB as people have been languishing in jails for 15 years.
Abbasi said Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should be prepared for elections regardless any other party was ready or not. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that holding elections is upon the Election Commission of Pakistan and not on the PML-N.
“Whether the PML-N is prepared or not, conducting polls is the election commission’s responsibility,” talking to media Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. “The party which wants to participate will take it,” Abbasi added. He said conducting elections is not the job of PML-N.
He also said that the benefit of 25 percent of the money allocated by the prime minister for free flour could not reach to the people.
