Imran Khan afraid to contest Maryam Nawaz in elections: PML-N

Dunya News

PML-N says PTI has no evidence against Sharif family in Panama Papers case.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders on Thursday lodged a verbal attack against their opponent party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).

While talking to media outside Supreme Court, minister for CADD Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that Maryam Nawaz is not dependent of Nawaz Sharif.

He reiterated that PTI has no evidence against Sharif family in Panama Papers case and is doing negative propaganda against them.

Chaudhry said that Imran Khan is afraid that he will have to contest Maryam Nawaz in the elections.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif pronounced that Imran Khan believes on umpire and lottery however; there is consistency in their stance and will be vindicated. He said that he held sit-in in 2014 in hope of attaining power.

Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique termed Panama as a political case and said that they are finding an ointment for Imran Khan’s envy and jealousy.

Those who are faking things should know that they will never be successful, he added.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb asserted that there is no link of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with the Panama Case.

She said Maryam Nawaz is an independent woman and a regular taxpayer while all documents showing that she is not dependent of the Prime Minister has been submitted before the court.

The minister said that Imran Khan is also retreating from the case as he has failed to produce any evidence in support of his allegations.

She said that all ambiguities created by PTI chief around tax evasion and money laundering will stand clear when the counsel of Prime Minister’s sons will present his arguments on Friday.

PML-N MNA Talal Chaudhry criticized that Imran Khan do not consider himself bound to give details of his offshore company.