PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday warned that he will obstruct the plans of Muslim League (N) leader Ishaq Dar, saying that Pakistan’s treasury is being handed over to a person who ” “He was absconding for the last five years.”
Dar, who arrived in Pakistan a day ago along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will take oath as the country’s new finance minister tomorrow.
Addressing the Ulama and Mashaikh convention in Peshawar, the former prime minister alleged that Dar had made a deal under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) before returning to Pakistan.
“It is unfortunate that the justice system could not stop Ishaq Dar,” he added. A fugitive was roaming freely abroad after stealing billions of rupees and making decisions for Pakistan.
Comparing Muslim states with European countries, Khan said that the rule of law in Muslim countries is only 20 percent. He added that if you want to see justice, go to Switzerland. There is 100 percent rule of law.
He kept saying that those who want to see a welfare state should go to Sweden and Britain.
Talking about the arrest and alleged torture of his colleague Shahbaz Gul, the former prime minister said that JUIF chief Fazlur Rehman was part of the government where these atrocities were taking place. He said that sixty percent of the people belonging to this cabinet are out on bail.
Khan also spoke about the country’s economy while mocking the leaders in the government. He said that along with increasing unemployment, the economy has deteriorated and these leaders have only come to hide their corruption cases and not to serve the nation.
Ishaq Dar was sworn in as a senator.
Dar was sworn in as a senator during the Senate swearing-in ceremony after spending five years in self-imposed exile in the UK.
He was successfully elected to the Senate from Punjab but was out of the country since October 2017.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani was sworn in amid the uproar of the opposition. PTI members tore up copies of the agenda of the meeting and surrounded the dais to register the protest.
