Hussain Nawaz challenges govt to furnish proof of corruption committed by Sharif family.

LONDON -- Deposed premier Nawaz Sharif's son, Hussain Nawaz, has challenged the incumbent government to show proof of corruption or illegality committed by the Sharif family before the UK or any other government in the world.

Hussain has said that the UK arbitration court's judgment, in the case Broadsheet LLC vs the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and National Accountability Bureau, has given a "clean chit" to the Sharif family.

Hussain said the judgment, authored by Sir Anthony Evan, stated that the London asset recovery firm hired Matrix Research Limited to investigate assets of Nawaz and eight members of the Sharif family for a year soon after NAB signed a contract with Broadsheet LLC but found nothing illegal.

The former premier's son said foreign governments don't believe in the "lies" told on Pakistani media about Nawaz and his family.

On the other hand, he claimed Prime Minister Imran Khan's ministers and friends are deep down in real corruption for which proof is available, adding that there was no accountability for them. Hussain gave the...

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