Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Naeemul Haque on Thursday denied former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's claims that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz members are being threatened to join the Imran Khan-led party
Islamabad, (Pakistan Point News - 10th May, 2018) : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Naeemul Haque on Thursday denied former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's claims that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz members are being threatened to join the Imran Khan-led party. "I do not agree with Mian Sb's statement that his party members are being threatened to leave," Haque said while speaking to a private tv channel. Nawaz while addressing an emergency presser in Islamabad earlier today said, "People from my party [PML-N] are being told they should leave and join PTI or contest elections as independent candidates and if they do not, then NAB will open cases against them.
" Commenting on Nawaz's criticism of NAB for holding an inquiry against him and others for allegedly laundering $4.9 billion to India, the PTI leader said, "PML-N is undergoing turmoil currently." The PTI leader admitted, "NAB has made a mistake." But he went on to say that suspicions against Nawaz are justified in the past he has laundered money. "NAB did the right thing as Nawaz has laundered so much money in the past," he said. "NAB did take a step further by issuing a press release of the probe but institutions are supposed to initiate investigations," he added.
Claiming that the CIA director was not removed from his post over a wrong inquiry, Haque said, "These institutions are supposed to conduct inquiries on initial reports." Reacting to Nawaz's presser, Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira questioned what 'sin' the NAB chairman has committed. "What has the NAB chairman done which is so wrong? He just asked for verification of the report," the PPP leader said regarding the former premier's demand that the NAB chairman apologises and resigns within 24 hours if he fails to provide evidence against him.
"The NAB hasn't started an investigation against Nawaz or filed a reference," Kaira said, adding that it is Nawaz's policy to fight the institutions and create clashes between them. On Nawaz's remarks regarding 70 appearances before the court, Kaira shared that delay is being caused by Sharif family's lawyers. "If their lawyer spent 15 days cross-examining one witness then the case proceedings will be delayed."
