Nawaz, Zardari have been exposed: Fawad Ch
Those defending the former premier should be ashamed of themselves
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that today the real faces of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Alli Zardari have been exposed in front of the nation.
Addressing a press conference along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar, he said that the PML-N supremo was given chance to clear his position in the Parliament, Supreme Court and Trial Court but he failed to present his money trail.
Pakistan’s law doesn’t apply on Nawaz Sharif’s children but they didn’t even come to the country to defend their father, he said.
“Those defending the former premier should be ashamed of themselves because the money involved in the scandal belongs to the people of Pakistan,” he added.
The minister said that an accountability court was sentenced to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia reference while the court acquitted him in Flagship reference on technical basis.
The minister said that both of them are involved in plundering national wealth trough kickbacks in mega projects. He said the proceeds of white collar crimes were laundered abroad through fake bank accounts.
Speaking on the ocassion, Shehzad Akbar said that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed by the Supreme Court to probe money laundering of Omni Group, has prepared and submitted a comprehensive report to the apex court revealing astonishing facts about plundering country s wealth.
He said Omni Group was given a loan of Rs54 rupees in violation of rules. He said over eleven thousand acres of Sindh Government s land was illegally handed over to Bahria Town on the behest of Asif Ali Zardari.
The special assistant said that the JIT has recommended filing of 16 references against the Omni Group."The JIT probed 11,500, interviewed 924 individuals, and examined 24,500 cash transactions," he said and added Omni Group operated 32 fake accounts.
Shahzad Akbar went on to say that the JIT report also revealed direct involvement of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in the whole corruption scandal.
No one shall be granted NRO
Earlier, while talking to media in Lahore, the federal minister said that the incumbent government will not grant the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to anyone.
He said that the typical politicians have caused immense loss to the country through their corruption and high-handedness.
Chaudhry asserted that government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has dismantled the web of corrupt alliances and done away with the old political system in the country.
He said getting rid of the old political system was necessary to put the country on path to progress.
Citing the government s achievements on the economic front, he said a vivid change is happening every day. Fawad Chaudhry said the government is all set to bring in new local government system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab during the next fiscal year.
