Shahbaz Sharif vows to expose NAB before the masses with facts

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif addressing a function, here Sunday.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday vowed to expose the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) before masses with facts.

"The NAB has never summoned those whose money embezzlement is well-known from Karachi to Gilgit and Baltistan," he said pointing towards former president Asif Ali Zardari while inaugurating the project of Bab-e-Pakistan in Lahore. This project will be built on 117 acres at a cost of more than four billion rupees.

He said it was not yet decided whether he would honor the NAB with his visit or not. Head of the institution, who sent him notice for constructing a road up to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's house, should tell if he had no road near his house, he asked.

Shahbaz Sharif has to appear before a NAB team on Monday to answer the queries about his alleged misuse of authority to award contracts in Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing projects. He said he would unveil "the real face" of NAB on Monday through presenting facts before media.

The Punjab CM vowed to bring back the money looted by Asif Ali Zardari, come what may. On this occasion, Shahbaz also lashed out at Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan.

"As far as Imran is concerned, I sued him for defamation but he appealed to the courts seeking to evade," he said. He said the PTI chief only made tall claims but did no development work for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Chief Minister said service to people was their party manifestation and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) would build development projects in Peshawar and Quetta as well, if his party was given a chance. Shahbaz said that 'political clowns' conducted a 'show' on Mall Road last week and people who pocketed funds belonging to the country and the people also participated.

While criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Punjab CM said that Imran Khan has never replied to the legal notice he sent him over false allegations. PTI chief's counsel seeks a fresh date of hearing every single time, he claimed.

PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has not produced a single Mega Watt (MW) of electricity after Imran Khan made claims in General Elections 2017 of making the province self-sufficient.

The CM said that the Government of Punjab dispatched medicines to Peshawar after a Dengue outburst there while Imran Khan did nothing. CM Shahbaz said that funds were utilised on development projects in Punjab and loans were not sought.

He asserted that PML-N would bring back the looted money from Swiss banks if it assumes federal power once again in General Elections 2018. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) could not bring back the money but PML-N would, Shahbaz claimed.

He further claimed to complete a metro project within a year if the people of Peshawar elect PML-N as their party in the forthcoming elections. - NNI