Khawaja Asif said Imran Khan escape out of question corruption exposed and the former prime minister will have to face accountability.
Talking the media, he said he welcome Imran Khan’s declaration to approach the court of law, saying the PTI chief proven guilty.
He said the Election Commission of Pakistan had disqualified the PTI chief in the Toshakhana position.
The defence minister said the ex-PM manipulated the rules for his consigned interests. And he has to answer the questions about his source of income and money trail too. The minister said all the people involved in his crimes held accountable.
Khawaja said that the person who has been marking everyone as dishonest was disqualified for dishonesty in Election Commission’s decision. Also he cannot make an escape by throwing threats and playing the blame game.
The government will for adopting legal procedures alongside him to hold him accountable, he added.
Kh Asif recalled Nawaz Sharif’s punishment saying that the thrice premier and his daughter Maryam Nawaz fell prey to Imran Khan’s political persecution.
He added president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur also victims of Imran Khan’s composed cases.
He worried that if Wazirabad shooting case not registered as per Imran Khan’s desire, that’s not the federation’s fault.
That was a provincial matter, and the Punjab government is liable. He said adding that Imran Khan’s party-led coalition is ruling Punjab.
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He said there will be no judgement in the case of Imran Khan and his partners. They have to face the law, the minister maintained.