PTI reiterates demand for Dar's resignation

• Published date: 31 October 2017
• Publication title: Regional Times

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Leader Shafqat Mehmood on Monday reiterated his party's stance and demanded Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's resignation as a warrant for his arrest has been issued. He further said it is strange that Dar is still at his current position in the finance ministry. Referring to the high-level PML-N huddle in London, the PTI leader questioned the reason behind the meeting and asked if another 'London plan' was being formulated. Mehmood also asked if the party has shifted to London, as Nawaz did not hold the meeting in Pakistan and returned to the UK from Saudi Arabia. "What is the secret reason for calling the leadership to London?" Criticising Nawaz and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, the PTI leader said corruption by the two leaders also comes under treason and added that the world knows how much wealth they have now compared to before. Mehmood had earlier claimed that the PML-N is falling apart and had claimed there was an ongoing power struggle within the party. The accountability court hearing the corruption reference against Dar issued bailable warrants for the minister today after the accused did not appear in court. Dar has been ordered to appear in court at the next hearing on November 2.

The minister is accused by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of possessing assets which are disproportionate to his declared sources of income. The finance minister, a close associate of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left for a conference in Tajikistan on Friday and reportedly then travelled to Jeddah where he fell ill. From there he went to London where his medical...