Farah Imran's 'front person' in Punjab.

ISLAMABAD: Responding to PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan's whitepaper against the coalition government, Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Sunday said if his mantra of corruption was true, then why he failed to prove charges against the opposition leaders in his three and a half years of rule.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad shortly after Imran defended the exorbitant increase in Farah Khan's wealth, Marriyum said not only corruption charges could not be proved in the Pakistani courts, but also the UK's National Crimes Agency had concluded that Sharifs were not involved in money laundering.

She said the PTI government sent Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) after Rana Sanaullah and submitted fake documents to the court adding that Imran had instructed the FIA director general to make cases against Khawaja Asif.

She said Imran Khan's political career was riddled with lies and he had repeated the same old and "worn-out" allegations on Sunday.

She said Farah Khan alias Gogi's wealth could be traced back to Bani Gala, as she was his front person in Punjab, says a news report.

"Imran Khan appointed Buzdar as Punjab chief minister to get bribes for transfer and posting," she claimed.

"The Assets Recovery Unit [under Shehzad Akbar] was asset making unit. Where is Shehzad Akbar now?" she said, adding that every plan laid out by Akbar was meant to plunder wealth.

Marriyum said not only did Khan sell state gifts from Toshakhana (gift repository), but also took away a government vehicle of...

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