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- May 14, 2024
- Kainat Shakeel
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ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, the former prime minister and jailed founder of the Pakistan Turks (PTI), issued a warning to the government on Monday, threatening to spark nationwide protests if the government raised the price of gas and electricity any more. Imran Khan told the reporters in Adiala jail that Pakistan’s economy could not be stabilized until the government was established in line with the people’s will. According to him, raising taxes in June and July would cause the economy to become unstable. He claimed that investors were hesitant to make investments in Pakistan since the majority of tax money was used to pay off debt.
Speaking to the media over the GBP 190 million corruption issue, Mr. Khan declared that, unlike President Asif Ali Zardari and previous prime minister Nawaz Sharif, he would not look to strike a deal to leave the nation. He claimed that while President Zardari requested immunity in this case, Mr. Sharif was being exonerated in the Toshakhana vehicle reference. He said that although NAB was putting up another Toshakhana reference against him, no one was asking Hassan Nawaz, who sold Malik Riaz land for Rs. 18 billion, for an explanation.
About the graft case, Mr. Khan stated that the sum transferred from Malik Riaz’s account yielded a profit of Rs. 13 billion for the SC. He said that the UK government froze Malik Riaz’s funds due to an allegedly suspicious transaction. He said that over $100 million in assets belonging to Pakistani people were already entangled in legal disputes in other nations and that if he had brought a lawsuit before a civil court in the UK, the money would have remained in the legal system for several years. He explained that for this reason, the cabinet approved an out-of-court settlement, and at the UK’s National Crime Agency’s request, the agreement was kept secret.
When asked about the show-cause notice that PTI firebrand leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat received, the founding chairman stated that it was sent due to a breach of the party’s discipline. He claimed that although Mr. Marwat had received several advice not to break party policy, he continued to criticize party leaders on a biweekly basis. Furthermore, he said, Mr. Marwat made a contentious remark while a Saudi group was in Pakistan. He did, however, acknowledge Mr. Marwat’s services to the PTI and stated that, as he adhered to party regulations, he had no problems with him.