Imran Khan Emerged As 'Crooked Character': Sana.

ISLAMABAD -- Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the 'performers' who give an 'Islamic touch' are now in need of a 'legal touch'.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader made the comments while responding to former minister Sheikh Rashid's statement and added that 'criminals' in the foreign funding case have been escaping the 'legal touch' for the past eight years.

Earlier in the day, Sh Rashid, also the Awami Muslim League leader, in a tweet said that, 'Earthly powers are with 15 ruling parties, celestial powers and people are with Imran Khan.'

In response, Sanaullah, during a press conference, said, 'These international thugs have been caught pocketing dollars unlawfully from foreigners. For each of their thefts, Imran and foreign agents become even more crafty and creative with their lies.' He went on to term former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan a 'crooked character'.

The interior minister said those driving a hateful campaign against martyrs are dirty and vile characters. Moreover, the federal minister said that despite the PTI chairman's efforts to avoid the foreign funding verdict for eight years, 'God finally allowed the truth to come out.' Earlier this week, the ECP had announced its ruling in the long-awaited, cliffhanger case of the PTI's prohibited funding and ruled that the party did indeed receive illegal funding while issuing a notice to the party asking why the funds should not be...

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