Imran Khan regretted the SC decision

Lahore: Chairman PTI, Imran Khan today regretted the SC decision on his petition against the appointment of the present NAB Chairman. Khan said that while he and his party respected the SC decision, they maintained their position that this appointment was a clear case of muk muka between the government and the PPP, which is why the government side was aided by PPP lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan in its arguments against the petitioner’s case.

Khan felt that given the way democracy is proceeding with the shadow of corruption, nepotism and muk muka, the people of Pakistan will not see change for the better and will keep yearning for accountability of the leadership.

Chairman PTI asserted that both the PML-N and the PPP need to maintain politics of muk muka especially on the issue of accountability since both had glaring corruption cases against them which the NAB chief would now bring to closure.

Chairman Imran Khan listed the facts proving PMLN-PPP muk muka and the non-suitability of the present incumbent to the office of NAB Chairman speak for themselves.

One: the prosecutors pursuing the cases involving Asif Zardari remain those who were appointed by the previous regime and who proved to be “friendly prosecutors” for the other influentials who were co-accused in these cases, because they acquitted these co-accused in a highly controversial manner in 2011. This was reported in the media at the time leading to the CJ taking note and forwarding the issue to the LHC. After determining the veracity of the news stories the LHC ordered an inquiry, which is still ongoing, against the concerned accountability judges. Yet the concerned NAB prosecutor, Chaudhry Riaz has not laid this crucial fact before the Accountability Court Rawalpindi.

Two: with the appointment of the new NAB Chairman it is expected the Accountability Court Rawalpindi, which has not been apprised by NAB of the inquiry into the controversial manner of earlier acquittals of the co-accused, will conclude the hearing into the SGS, Cotecna references against Zardari in weeks.

Three: the same NAB prosecutor is also presenting a proclaimed offender in the ARY case,  Javed Talat, as a prosecution witness in the SGS and Cotecna cases to give the influential accused a major advantage.

Imran Khan said it was clear that NAB was going quickly through the motions to dismiss all cases against the PPP and PML-N leaders and the pace had been quickened after the appointment of the new NAB Chairman.

Khan concluded that the whole politics of muk muka is also why the pre-election statements and promises made by Shahbaz Sharif about bringing back Zardari’s looted wealth have been long forgotten. “This is shameful and a travesty of justice with the victims being the poor people of Pakistan,” Khan concluded.