Sheikh Rasheed warns of street protests

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed said on Wednesday that there is no other option now but to come on the streets [in protest].

Addressing the media outside the Parliament, Rasheed said the country will soon be facing a severe economic crisis. 

The AML chief claimed the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have said they do not accept Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, adding that Dar and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi should be removed. 

Dar was recently indicted in a corruption case filed by the National Accountability Bureau in light of the Supreme Court's decision in the Panama Papers case. He is accused of owning wealth beyond his known sources of income. 

Rasheed also said that he got tired trying to acquire the copies of the LNG deal. He claimed the LNG scam involves corruption worth Rs200 billion in its 15-year period. 

The AML chief says he will present the LNG deal's details to the National Assembly speaker so action can be taken against Abbasi, who was the petroleum minister at the time of the deal.