ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday, in a live address to the nation, demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government form an inquiry commission led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan to probe the premier and his family following the startling revelations made in the Panama data leaks.
The PTI chief said he will give the government time till April 24 – his party’s 20th foundation day – to take appropriate action, after which he will announce a future course of action.
“We give you time till April 24 to form a commission on these lines. If the rest of the world is investigating, we will give them the opportunity to take action. I will come out with a future course of action on April 24.”
The PTI chief threatened a protest sit-in outside the Sharif family residence in Raiwind, if the government did not take steps to form the commission.
“This is the time to stand up. I promise my countrymen that I will not step back this time. The dharna had to be abandoned because of an incident [the Army Public School attack] but I promise my countrymen I will not back down this time. If need be we will go to Raiwind and stage sit-ins there.”
Presenting a charge sheet against the premier including allegations of “corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and perjury,” Imran Khan demanded that Nawaz Sharif resign as the prime minister of Pakistan.
“Given the seriousness of these allegations, Nawaz Sharif has lost the moral authority to rule.
“They [the government] are not talking about the serious allegations against them but have taken to attacking Shaukat Khanum hospital. Will our institutions silently observe all of this? Where is the FBR, the FIA, NAB?”
Imran Khan states the decisive phase of the nation s fate has arrived. He added that the people in Iceland are on the streets after the Panama Leaks were disclosed against their Prime Minister (PM), he says that the Icelandic people are doing jihad.
He states the country is heading towards destruction as a result of the people remaining quiet over pertinent issues. He added that PM Nawaz Sharif tried to mislead the nation through his address.
Imran said he is the opposition leader as his party was able to secure second largest number of votes in the country in 2013 elections.
He said a welfare hospital is being blackmailed by the government, adding that the people were told lies in regards to the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.
