Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reached London on Saturday to celebrate the Eidul Fitr with his family after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia.
Shortly after reaching London, while addressing the media, he criticised the Panama’s Joint Investigation Team and questioned the creation of such a team.
He said, “I asked the JIT, what was it trying to find as the Panama proceedings elude me”, and claimed that the JIT members could not answer his questions
“I asked the JIT whether the national kitty was being looted, as the JIT proceedings are revolving around our [Sharifs] private businesses only.”
He said, “In 1972 our factory was nationalised,” which Sharif compared to being robbed and said, “We should be asking questions instead of answering them.”
He said, “I don’t care for my wellbeing or my family’s as I have presented myself and my family for accountability.”
PM Nawaz said that during the tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Pakistan’s economy has been stabilised but the frequent opposition sit-ins are hurting it with no regard for the country.
In the by-elections, 95 per cent success belonged to the PML-N. Calling JIT a farce, he said, the country’s time is being wasted in such proceedings.
He said the JIT’s history is in front of everyone; it is distracting the public from the real issues.
The PML-N has been playing its part along with the army to eradicate the evil of terrorism from the country, the premier concluded.
He is expected to stay in London for a few days, where he will also undergo a medical checkup.