Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has challenged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to prove charges against Sharif brothers and other Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders in the court of law. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that Imran was yet to answer several serious questions. He alleged that Imran had “never paid taxes” as there were no tax returns to prove that. “Imran claimed that he had purchased a piece of land in Sheikhupura for Rs 7 million, but the transaction is not reflected in his tax returns,” Nisar said.
“Imran said that he had purchased residence in Islamabad after selling out his apartment in London but there is no proof of money transferred to Islamabad from London,” Nisar added. He said that Imran was repeating the same questions which Interior Minister Rehman Malik had been raising. “Imran says Nawaz Sharif should not hide behind his family. I would ask him not to hide behind the Shaukat Khanam Cancer Hospital,” he added. “Imran had said that he would challenge me in the court, but he is still keeping quiet,” Nisar said. He added that Nawaz Sharif’s sons would respond to Khan’s statements as they were running businesses. Nisar claimed that Imran had never criticized President Asif Ali Zardari, and only mentioned Nawaz while citing a book by Raymond Baker.
Nisar challenged Imran to hold a media debate in the presence of five anchorpersons of his choice.