Nawaz to be brought back by January 15, vows Shibli Faraz

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Friday said PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif would hopefully be brought back from London by January 15 for which all possible legal and diplomatic efforts were being made.

“I assured you, by the grace of Allah Almighty, by January 15, Nawaz Sharif will be in any jail of Pakistan. We are fully active to bring him (Nawaz Sharif) back to know the answer that how he made the assets and took the money abroad,” he said.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Shibli said the PTI government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, would never spare those who looted the national money, saying “Not only the looters of the national kitty will be taken to task through court of law, but also the plundered money will be recovered.”

The government, he said, would never let happen that children of Sharif family remain staying comfortably abroad after making trillions of rupees assets through illegal means. He said Nawaz and his family members have been talking about the issues of the poor and termed it ‘hypocrisy’.

Elaborating the government efforts for repatriation of Nawaz, Shibli said although at present no extradition treaty existed with the United Kingdom, however “We are in touch with the UK government through diplomatic channels to use all available legal means in that regard.”

Commenting on a recent press conference of Maryam Safdar, the minister said she was seemed disturbed after emergence of the CCTV footage of arrest of Safdar Awan, which clearly showed that her spouse was arrested by the Sindh police.

Besides, the footages revealed that Safdar was very comfortable with the police, when taken to the police station under a VIP protocol, he added.

“In the aired footages, there is no breaking of door and the forced arrest,” he said, adding that the federal government would wait for more footages, as being claimed by Maryam, proving the PML-N’s stance.

He said Safdar and Maryam created mess and chaos without any regard for sanctity of Quaid-e-Azam mausoleum, adding the incident took place in Karachi which was the jurisdiction of the Sindh police.

Shibli said PPP Chairman Bilawal Zardari had taken the revenge of his martyred mother Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto by participating in the drama staged by PML-N over the arrest of Safdar. He said it was the PML-N which dropped indecent pictures of BB from airplanes, gave her different titles and subjected to character assassination.

Shibli said it was ironic that the PML-N talked about sanctity of someone’s privacy (Chadar and Chardevari) which itself breached in several incidents including of Model Town where even pregnant women were shot dead.

He reminded the negative role of Shehbaz Sharif, being Punjab Chief Minister, which was also confirmed with the statement of Abid Boxer.

Terming the PML-N leaders certified liars, he said Nawaz told a lie on floor of the National Assembly about his family’s assets while Maryam was enjoying the title of ‘Calibri queen.’

Shibli said the opposition was trying to weaken democracy and national institutions by staging drama over the arrest of Safdar to hide their corruption, misleading the public.

He said the PML-N was talking about giving respect to vote, but in reality its leaders always gave respect to ‘Note’ (Money).

With prudent strategy of the government, he said the national economy was moving in the right direction as Pakistan managed to revive its economy during coronavirus pandemic at a time when the world economies were under great stress and strain. “Economy is back on the track as exports are increasing. It is for the first time that current account is in positive side. There is a boom in construction sector as cement sector recorded highest sales, besides remittances are at the record level.”