ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday addressed the media and discussed about the several important developments being made in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reported a local news agencies.
He said that the provincial government introduced an effective accountability bill in KP, further stating that no politician would be able to take personal gains through his post from now onwards. Imran congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over the passing of recent acts and deemed them historic, adding that change in the province shall be evident as a result of the legislation.
He criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and stated that anyone pointing out towards corruption being done in the department shall be awarded 25 per cent of the recovery. He said that the KP government also passed acts regarding universities and the Galiyat Development Authority (GDA), adding that all rest-houses in KP along with the Chief Minister’s (CM) House shall now be administered by GDA.
He stated that the KP police was depoliticised for the first time, legally. He said that appointments in the police shall be made through the National Testing Service (NTS) and that no one shall be able to make appointments at their own will. He said that corruption was the real cause behind the downfall of institutions in Pakistan.
He said that the movement was aimed at ending corruption besides putting pressure on the government and some important institutions to take action against those involved in looting the country.
The PTI chairman also announced on the occasion that a massive movement would be launched on August 7 against corruption, adding that a public gathering would also be arranged at Rawalpindi on August 13 in this regard. He expressed hope that the anti-corruption campaign would bear fruit.
While answering a query, he said that if he had done anything wrong, why didn’t the government take action against him during the past three years. He further stated that the government wanted him to remain quiet over the Panama leaks issue and that was why files against him were being opened.
Imran said that the government could take whatever action it wanted to take against him, adding that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif feared being investigated, as he knows that his involvement in corruption and money laundering would be revealed as a result of the investigation. He asserted that he would not step back from protesting against the government’s corruption.
The PTI chairman enquired that when he was not afraid of being investigated according to the Terms of References (TORs) made to cater the Panama Leaks issue, then why was PM Nawaz fearing investigation?
He said that he backs the stance taken by Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan during the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Conference, adding that Pakistan should maintain sound ties with all of its neighbours.
