Why Imran is above law despite disrespecting Constitution, courts, asks Ahsan.

LAHORE -- Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has asked why Imran Niazi is considered above the law despite disrespecting the Constitution and committing contempt of the court.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said Imran Khan used abusive language against institutions and courts; he was involved in foreign funding scam, he said the country could become Sri Lanka, he claimed division in the forces and attempted to involve courts in political cases by pressuring them through the social media, but no legal action was taken against him despite all these things.

He said that it was Imran whose government signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which brought stress on the country's economy. "It is you who is responsible for destruction of Pakistan's economy," he told Imran Khan. He said the coalition government was trying to restore credibility of the country by honouring the the IMF agreement, signed by the previous government. Ahsan said that Imran had gathered all thieves and dacoits in his cabinet when he was in power, but called his opponents thieves and dacoits. He alleged that Niazi manipulated the National Accountability Bureau actions against his political rivals.

He challenged Imran Khan to show a single project, from Karachi to Peshawar, which he completed during his tenure as the premier. He asked where Niazi spent development funds during his tenure, what happened to his promises of one crore houses and five lakh jobs, adding that now he would not be allowed to mislead the youth by selling new narrative of slavery. "We will not allow you to hide your ineligibility under the cover of your so-called narrative," he said.

The minister said that demand of the coalition government about constitution of full...