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NAB Has Two Approvers Ready PML-N to Announce Policy

to Testify in Sharif Cases to Resolve Party Rifts

Islamabad: NAB has started work- Lahore: Former prime minister
ing to turn two persons into approv- Nawaz Sharif held consultations
ers against the Sharif family and with senior party leaders in Lahore
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the on Saturday and assured them that
ongoing accountability cases. he would frame a policy to iron out
Sources told The Express Tri- all internal differences within the
bune that Javed Kayani and Saeed party cadre.
Ahmad are on the verge of becoming Although Mr Sharif and his
approvers. younger brother Punjab Chief Min-
One official even revealed that ister Shahbaz Sharif have time and
they had both already agreed. Issues again rejected reports of internal
relating to approvers are at the dis- rifts, the PML-N has been marred by
cretion of the NAB chairman. a tug of war between the next Sharif
One of them has already admit- generation, Maryam and Hamza, a
ted before the Panama Papers Joint disgruntled former interior minister
Investigation Team (JIT) that he Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, unwel-
opened and operated ‘benami’ ac- coming remarks of federal minister
counts – bank accounts in names of Riaz Pirzada who questioned the
people not identified as beneficiaries election of Mr Sharif as party presi-
– for money laundering on the direc- volume of its report, the six-member beyond doubt through available cer- dent. nalists, Mr Sadiq said he had con-
tion of his uncle, who is a close friend JIT had presented statements of the tified banking record and the PM Mr Sharif, who arrived here vened a meeting in Islamabad on
of Mian Nawaz Sharif. Sharif family members and others. and his family members are the real from Islamabad the day before, con- Monday to address the reservations
The JIT probing the Sharif fam- “Illegally circulated money in beneficiaries of these fictitious and sulted various PML-N leaders to of some parties, particularly from
ily’s offshore assets and alleged cor- various benami accounts and a few fraudulent transactions. discuss the future line of action in Sindh, on the issue of delimitations.
ruption claims that the PM and his family accounts were used to acquire The probe team also told the the wake of the Supreme Court ver- The meeting will also be attended
family were the actual beneficia- a loan for Hudabiya Mills. Huge parts Supreme Court that National Bank dict in the Panama Papers case, the by the officials of the Statistics Divi-
ries of these fictitious accounts and of this were transferred from Benami of Pakistan President Saeed Ah- subsequent accountability process, sion.
fraudulent transactions. accounts of Salman Zia and others to mad was also involved in fraudulent and the party’s internal issues. Responding to a question, he
During its probe, the JIT had Shamrock and other offshore compa- transactions in favor of the Sharif National Assembly Speaker said there was no room for a tech-
interrogated All Pakistan Sugar Mills nies,” the report says. family. The team had recommended Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Railways Minis- nocrats government in the Consti-
Association Chairman Javed Kayani, It finds that Phil Barry, a US na- to the Supreme Court to include Ah- ter Khawaja Saad Rafiq and Chaud- tution. Those who could not come
who voluntarily admitted that in the tional, acted as a courier for Saeed, mad’s name in the list of the accused hary Munir, among others, called to power through votes were try-
1990s he opened benami accounts bringing unsigned traveler’s checks in Hudabiya Papers Mills case. on the ex-PM at the latter’s house in ing to introduce the set-up so that
for fraudulent transactions, acquir- from abroad, getting them converted The team had informed the Su- Raiwind. they could enjoy power. He jibed at
ing loans, and transferring money with Kayani’s help, and delivering preme Court that the names of Kay- Apparently worried and look- “those who had gotten their sher-
into foreign banks. them at Nawaz Sharif’s house in ani and Saeed had been placed on the ing to catch up with the opposi- wanis stitched” (those ready to take
He claimed that he opened Model Town. Exit Control List (ECL). It had also tion Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and oath as ministers), saying that they
these accounts on the direction of his The JIT report has revealed that requested that their names may con- Pakistan Peoples Party preparing for could forget about a technocrats set-
maternal uncle Sheikh Saeed, who is the shady role of Kayani in opening tinue to remain on the list till a final the upcoming general elections, the up for at least the next 30 years.
a close friend of Sharif. In the second fictitious accounts has been proved decision is taken by the apex court. leaders felt it was time to take the About the PTI chief’s threat to
PML-N into the election mode and stage another sit-in, Mr Sadiq said
Constitution Does Not Allow Technocracy: Rabbani launch a mass contact drive. the previous PTI’s sit-in had not
Those who were consulted by
borne any fruit, and neither would
the PML-N president also felt that another sit-in.
Karachi: A day after former Mian should be respected and the transfer since the PTI and PPP had already To a question about the proto-
Nawaz Sharif rejected the possibility of power should be in accordance begun their election campaigns, it col provided to Mr Sharif during his
of a technocrats’ government, Sen- with the opinion expressed by the would not be wise for the PML-N to accountability court appearances,
ate Chairman Raza Rabbani echoed masses through their votes. delay its own. the NA speaker said those who were
the ousted prime minister’s remarks, Stressing the need to ensure Sources said the first public being critical about the issue ought
saying the Constitution did not al- across-the-board accountability to meeting would be held in Abbot- to remember that Mr Sharif was a
low such a set-up. make the process result-oriented, tabad on Nov 12, while the schedule thrice-elected prime minister who
Talking to reporters after a sem- he said: “All segments of society, in- for other meetings would be an- had fought the all-important war
inar organized by the National Insti- cluding civil and military personnel, nounced later. against terrorism, which is why he
tute of Management, he emphasized should be held accountable within Apparently, the participants needed tight security.
the need for timely elections, saying the ambit of the Constitution.” of the meeting were united in their Talking to journalists separate-
it was the only way through which The Senate chairman pointed decision to focus attention on south ly, the railways minister warned the
an elected government handed over out that in his 14 points Quaid-i- Punjab, where the PTI has been or- parties opposing the draft delimi-
the reins of power to the next one. Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had ganizing its rallies. tation law that their actions could
Mr Rabbani said that the 18th also laid emphasis on provincial au- The former PM was quoted as jeopardize the government’s efforts
Amendment was a barrier against tonomy. urging the NA speaker to use his to hold the general elections on
any unconstitutional moves in the Mr Rabbani spoke of the suc- good offices to remove reservations, time. He also asked PTI chairman
country and urged state institutions cesses achieved by Pakistan in the if any, regarding the draft delimita- Imran Khan to take a break from
to not interfere in each other’s man- war against terrorism and lauded tion law so that the issue does not public meetings and work to get the
dated domains to ensure implemen- the contributions of the law enforce- delay the general elections due in delimitation law passed so that elec-
tation of the law. under the purview of their consti- ment agencies in this regard. nine months. tions could be held as soon as pos-
“The Constitution is supreme tutional obligations,” he said, add- He called for a new National Fi- Later, while speaking to jour- sible.
and all institutions should work ing that the mandate of the people nance Commission award
Ahsan Iqbal Dismisses any Possibility of Martial Law PTI, PPP Refuse to Pass Crucial Bill

Islamabad: Interior Minister Ah- he wants to create chaos so that he Nawaz Sharif did not take legal ac- Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek- ment last week that elections will
san Iqbal on Saturday declared that can mobilize people and get them to tion at that time because he wanted e-Insaf (PTI) has proposed an early only be held on time if the parlia-
there was no possibility of martial vote for him,” he explained, to follow a policy of reconciliation. dissolution of the provincial as- ment enacts the pending bill before
law being imposed in the country. The interior minister was of the “It was Sharif’s political wis- semblies if a national consensus is November 10 in accordance with the
Talking to Geo News, Iqbal view that personal differences must dom that he preferred to maintain reached on the matter, to ensure that Sixth Population and Housing Cen-
stated: “Imposing martial law would be overcome in order to counter the stability,” Iqbal claimed, adding that the next general elections are held on sus results.
be equivalent to tearing the country “severe external challenges” that the any legal action at that time would time. When PTI spokesperson Fawad
apart, which is something that no country was facing. have been “bad for the economy”. The party has announced that Chaudhry was asked why the party
patriot would ever want.” “As the interior minister, I want Iqbal insisted that the govern- it will also prematurely dissolve the was delaying the bill so crucial to
“The army has clearly stated to tell you that right now the coun- ment’s goal was to maintain “in- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly- holding the elections on time, he said
that it supports the Constitution try is facing serious external chal- ternal stability” in the country. He, where it is in power- in case a con- that it was not properly discussed in
and democracy,” the interior min- lenges, and in order to counter them however, said that the law enforce- sensus is reached. the Council of Common Interest
ister stressed. “A martial law will be we need to put our differences aside ment agencies will arrest Imran On the other hand, however, (CCI), a forum for the provinces to
devastating not only for the system and avoid getting into internal con- Khan if it was ordered by the court. the PTI has made it clear that it will develop a consensus before a bill is
but for the military as well.” flicts.” He turned down the specula- not support a crucial constitutional brought up for a vote in parliament.
Iqbal accused the Pakistan Teh- Iqbal said the incumbent gov- tions that Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan amendment bill seeking to delimit “PTI will not tolerate any de-
reek-i-Insaf of trying to sabotage the ernment was aware that the sit-ins was going against the PML-N and constituencies in the light of the re- lays in the next general elections, not
upcoming Senate elections. staged by the PTI and Pakistan Awa- repeated the party’s stance that the cent census. even the pretext of the pending bill
“He [Imran Khan] is hoping mi Tehreek in 2014 were engineered former interior minister was only The Election Commission of in parliament,” the PTI spokesper-
for an early election, which is why by a “certain faction”; however, giving his personal opinion. Pakistan (ECP) warned the govern- son said.
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