ISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday took a jibe at PTI Chairman Imran Khan and called him the \u201cbiggest fraudster\u201d as he denied any involvement of the coalition government in the audio leaks controversy.
\n\u201cI can swear to God he [Khan] is a fraudster and has tried to create rifts in important institutions of Pakistan,\u201d he said while addressing a press conference flanked by Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
\nThe premier began his important presser by narrating the incidents that ensued during the time the no-confidence motion was moved by the then-joint Opposition back in April.
\n\u201cLet\u2019s go back to April 3 when voting was to be held on the no-confidence motion and everybody knows the incidents that took place on that day. But I just want to narrate what exactly happened,\u201d he said.
\nThe premier recalled that the then-deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri, who was officiating the proceedings on behalf of then-speaker Asad Qaiser, allowed the then-information minister [Fawad Chaudhry] to speak before the voting began.
\nFawad read a statement which mentioned that a conspiracy had been hatched against the PTI government and termed it a \u201cforeign conspiracy\u201d, the premier said.
\n\u201cOn this, Suri sahab refused to allow the voting process to take place without even taking the Opposition into confidence,\u201d PM Shehbaz went on to say, adding that the \u201chues and cries of the Opposition were ignored.\u201d
\nThe PM went on to say that within no time, Imran Khan appeared on the television screens and announced that he was dissolving the National Assembly, \u201csurprisingly the summary was also passed by the president of Pakistan within 20 minutes.\u201d
\n\u201cI am not repeating the incidents. I just want to talk about the links between the entire conspiracy,\u201d he clarified.
\nTaking a jibe at President Arif Alvi, the premier said that the president who takes days and weeks to approve summaries, including the one regarding the appointment of the governor of Punjab, passed the summary regarding the dissolution of assemblies within 20 minutes.
\n\u201cThis was the basis of the conspiracy that Khan has been playing along with for the last five months and wasting the nation\u2019s time,\u201d PM Shehbaz said, lamenting that due to his wrongdoings, the country\u2019s relations with the biggest powers of the world had been compromised.
\nRecalling that several \u201cbaseless allegations\u201d were levelled at several coalition government leaders during this time, he said: \u201cYou can say whatever you want, but calling someone a traitor [\u2026] there is no bigger conspiracy than it.\u201d
\n\u201cOn the floor of the Lower House, I said that if God forbid this conspiracy was proved against me or the coalition, then the nation has the right to hang me.\u201d<\/p>\n
PM says audio leaks have revealed PTI chief\u2019s truth
\nSpeaking about the recently surfaced audio leaks allegedly featuring Khan and his former federal ministers, the premier said that the leaks had revealed the PTI chief\u2019s truth.
\n\u201cHe can be heard saying that this was a game [\u2026] they can be heard saying that minutes of the meeting should be made according to their wishes. They played with the nation\u2019s trust. The country\u2019s honour was sabotaged in such a manner that no such example is found in history [\u2026] this is nothing less than treason,\u201d Shehbaz said, claiming that Khan played a \u201cserious game with the country\u201d.
\n\u201cI am asking you all, is there any doubt left as to who was behind the conspiracy?\u201d
\nPM Shehbaz said that he was holding an address today \u201cto sensitise the nation\u201d against the \u201cbiggest liar in the country\u201d, alleging that Imran could sacrifice the country for his personal benefits.
\n\u2018Imran Niazi lies day and night\u2019
\nThe prime minister, while continuing his tirade against Khan\u2019s \u201cconniving ways\u201d, said: \u201cImran Niazi lies day and night and commits fraud,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cHe is a fraud\u2026 a fraud. I can vow that he is a fraud\u2026 a fraud,\u201d the premier repeatedly said, adding that the PTI chief lies \u201cday and night\u201d.
\nPM Shehbaz also alleged that Khan tried to divide the armed forces of Pakistan.
\n\u201cThe army has rendered great and unparalleled sacrifices,\u201d he said.
\nIndirectly referring to a business deal worth \u00a3190 million, the premier termed it the \u201cbiggest robbery in the history of the country\u201d.
\n\u201cMillion-pound means that around Rs5 billion have been robbed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday took a jibe at PTI Chairman Imran Khan and called him the \u201cbiggest fraudster\u201d as he denied any involvement of the coalition government in the audio leaks controversy. \u201cI can swear to God he [Khan] is a fraudster and has tried to create rifts in important institutions of Pakistan,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2676,5324,2833,10942,5822],"class_list":{"0":"post-287845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-audio-leaks","9":"tag-fraudster","10":"tag-imran-khan","11":"tag-lambastes","12":"tag-pm-shehbaz-sharif"},"yoast_head":"\n