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Nisar dares Zardari to answer three questions over alleged offshore assets

'Imran should ask Bilawal about Zardari’s offshore wealth before launching disqualification drive against PM'

News Desk July 04, 2016

Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Monday July 4, 2016. PHOTO: MUDASSAR RAJA / EXPRESS

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan challenged on Monday Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to answer three questions regarding the latter’s alleged corruption.

“From where did Zardari acquire the Dubai Palace? How and from where did Zardari acquire Surrey Palace? From where did Zardari make $60 million and where is the money right now?,” Nisar said while talking to media men in Islamabad.

The interior minister also took a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for partnering with the PPP in a joint drive for the disqualification Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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“Imran should question Bilawal about his father’s properties in Dubai and London before allowing the PPP chairman to sit on the container beside him.”

As the talks between the government and the opposition over terms of reference (ToRs) for the Panamagate inquiry have collapsed, the PTI and PPP have announced plans for a series of protests after Eidul Fitr.

Regarding the upcoming elections in Azad Kashmir, Nisar said army troops will be deployed during the polls to ensure free and fair elections.

Earlier, the interior minister inaugurated the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra)’s mega-centre in the federal capital.

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“CNIC issuance and registration of family and children facilities will be provided at the centre,” Radio Pakistan quoted a spokesperson for the interior ministry as saying.

“The centre will be capable to process two thousand applications for Computerised National Identity Card on a daily basis.”

Replying to a question, Nisar said Rangers in Karachi were mandated to tackle terrorism, extortion, kidnappings for ransom and target killings.

The minister, however, confessed there had been a rise in street crimes in the metropolis.

“There has been much progress in one of the two incidents of killing of Amjad Sabri and kidnapping of son of the chief justice of Sindh High Court.”

COMMENTS (14)

Modern Patwari | 8 years ago | Reply Ch Nasir Sb! Why only question? Why not real action to serve the justice.? You are in the government right NOW. Just stop talking and do something real and yes start from your own house.

syed & syed | 8 years ago | Reply Ch Nisar and Kurshed Shah are trying to say their own skin. Is hamam main sub nangey hain

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salman | 8 years ago | Reply OMG! Nisar CHALLENGED him. No way! this is BIG news! Will zardari accept the challenge?! The suspense is too much! Of course nisar being the interior minister also had institutions like police, nab, FIA he could have used to actually do something to catch the corrupt, but never mind, challenging is so much more fun, no?

Mohammed | 8 years ago | Reply So a corrupt AZ justifies the corruption of NS? Shouldn't both be charged.

nasir ali khan | 8 years ago | Reply Does this make Nawaz's corruption sacred?

salman | 8 years ago | Reply Despite having full govt machinery available, police, nab, FIA etc, all nisar can do is challenge? Lol what a joke. Govt should arrest zardari and do a case against him. I challenge the govt to actually do thier JOB!

sophee | 8 years ago | Reply Commiting a crime is ok if someone else commited a crime. Is that the message for the youth?

Shah | 8 years ago | Reply Nisar has pointed out the discrepancy in Imran's statements and inherent bias Zardari is corrupt to the core has more then 10 billion dollars in offshore accounts and huge parcels of lands and hotels in Wellington , south palm beach Florida and Miami Florida along with palaces and apartment complexes in England and property in Cannes France just to name a few. Poor sharifs have only 4 billion dollars in offshore trusts and property only in Dubai and London. Bottom line get there money back to the poor people of Sind tharpurkur and south Punjab and get these bums out .

sophee | 8 years ago | Reply Why are you asking questions? you should be giving answers to public since you are in power. jail who ever is corrupt through courts.

Irtiza | 8 years ago | Reply Since Zardari has made all this money so it justifies corruption from NS as well. Wah Chaudhry Sb wah!!

Shuaib | 8 years ago | Reply PPP is the most corrupt party and will suffer deeply from this political miscalculation.

Pakistan | 8 years ago | Reply But Mr Ch you answer about your Leader Nawaz Sharif first who has been leaking since early April? His masterpiece; alleged transfer of money and turn his children into multimillionaires in their teens! So did Ishaq Dar. Your own family members are all US citizens. You do not have the credibility to ask your leader's friend! Don't forget they are saving jamhooriyat as they did in 2013.Are you making fool of people? But I think that is a thing of the past.

Gaz | 8 years ago | Reply Don't ask questions start the process of getting the money back. PML-N need to realise two wrongs don't make a right. If Zardari is corrupt that does not mean it ok for Nawaz to be corrupt.

Mohammed Sattar | 8 years ago | Reply Mr.Nisar Ali Khan, the fact that Asif Ali zardari is corrupt doesn't mean that Nawaz sharifs corruption should be overlooked. You had 3 years to bring Zardari to book but you didn't, why didn't you? It seems IK is correct when he claims that you are all corrupt and look out for each other.

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