Imran urges Nawaz to follow British PM’s footsteps and resign

ISLAMABAD: Hours after British Prime Minister David Cameron announced stepping down following Brexit referendum, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday urged the former’s Pakistani counterpart to follow his footsteps amid Panama Leaks controversy.

Leaving messages on Twitter, Khan said, “David Cameron’s decision to step down after Brexit referendum shows how genuine democracies governed by moral authority not brute force.

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— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 24, 2016

In contrast, in our democracy PM Sharif, despite being exposed in Panama Papers refuses to even submit himself for accountability.”

The PTI chief took a jibe at Prime Minister Sharif calming he had broken four laws – tax evasion, money laundering, corruption and assets concealment.

“PM NS has no moral authority left [to remain in power].”

Earlier in the day, Imran Khan had stated that the government seemed unwilling to agree upon the terms of references (ToRs) catering the investigation of the Panama Leaks issue proposed by the opposition.

Speaking to the media, he said a reference regarding the disqualification of the Prime Minster has been filed in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by PTI. If justice was not provided by the ECP, the party will head to the Supreme Court, he added.

Khan said the intra-party elections were delayed in order to organise PTI to protest against the Panama Leaks issue. He stated that process of accountability should begin from Prime Minister and should then be carried out against other leaders.

The PTI chairman said the prime minister should resign over hiding his assets. He said if PML-N believed in democracy, the party would have made the Prime Minister to resign and appoint another PM in his place until the Panama Leaks issue gets fully investigated.

Khan said those who criticized the funds allocated to the madrassahs had no awareness regarding the dynamics of the society. “Should we forget the 22,000 students who are studying in the madaris,” Khan inquired.