Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday riposted to all attempts of opposition parties of making a unified front against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.
In a video message, the information minister made it clear that the government had no objection over all parties conference (APC). “Opposition can call as many APCs as they wish, it does not make any difference.”
“The government’s sole objective is to develop Pakistan and eliminate corruption…the accountability process will continue indiscriminately countrywide,” Fawad reiterated.
Targeting his political opponents, he said that those who had been involved in white collar crimes, their faces had grown pale with fear. “People who have not done any wrong should not be scared,” he added.
Opposition did not have a leadership nor any vision, he claimed.
Earlier, he tweeted that legal counsel of Nawaz Sharif, Khawaja Haris would have admitted that Nawaz should be sentenced had he not taken millions of rupees as fees.
He added that unfortunately, such foul proof cases take years to be concluded.
The Minister also hinted that more than 50 corrupt people would go to prison.
On Thursday, PML-N spokesperson, Marriyum Aurangzeb while taking an aim at Fawad Chaudhry for his comments on the ongoing graft references against the Sharif family, remarked that there was an adjudication going on at the accountability court and the other was set up by Fawad Chaudhry. During a TV interview, Marriyum, in her sharp criticism of the ruling party commented, “Imran Khan’s whole cabinet is still mentally sitting at the D-Chowk.”
Published in Daily Times, October 27th 2018.