Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that the first thing democracy needs is accountability and transparency. Addressing the Bar Council, Khan said that while Pakistan’s leaders were democratically elected, they do know the meaning of it. He said that despite their minuscule declared assets, Pakistan’s leaders were making extravagant trips abroad. Quoting the example of elections in the west, Khan said that from union council elections to parliamentary elections, the first thing a leader does is declare their assets, the amount of taxes paid and the source of income, and face jail if there is discrepancy in any assets declared.
He said that having played professional cricket in England for nearly 18 years, he knew how expensive it is to live there. He said that the leaders of Pakistan spent their holidays too lavishly to have such little assets. He questioned the sources of their assets and alleged that they don’t even pay taxes. “This is that class, I tell the people of Pakistan, which if not defeated then this country will have no future,” said Khan.
Accountability and transparency key to democracy, says Imran Khan
