ISLAMABAD: Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan should apologise to the nation for telling lies and spreading anarchy through his politics during the past three years.
Talking to the media after the Panama case’s hearing, the minister said that several portions of Imran’s petition were read in the court, on which the PTI counsel did not present any argument and not only his legal team but Imran Khan himself retreated on those portions of the petition.
She said that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in the court, if he had sought immunity, the case would not have been contested in the Supreme Court.
She further said that if the PM was to seek immunity, maintainability of the case would have been challenged. The prime minister did not challenge the maintainability of the case and asked the court to proceed.
“The minister said that the law applying on the masses and members of Parliament, also applies to the PM,” she added.
The minister said that yesterday the PTI chairman had stated that the prime minister took a U-turn by seeking immunity, which was wrong Nawaz had sought no immunity.
Marriyum Aurangzeb said that in fact it was Imran who sought immunity in the Election Commission by saying that he was not answerable for what he had done before the elections.
Imran Khan has tendered an apology for levelling allegations against the Election Commission and had to withdraw his entire reply submitted there.
“The PM had not committed money laundering or tax evasion, otherwise he would not have contested the case in court,” Marriyum said.
She said that Nawaz Sharif had been elected as the Prime Minister for the third time and record of all his speeches was available. She said the prime minister had not lied to the nation in any speech inside or outside the Parliament.
