Bushra to lodge case against Maryam: Fawad

Bushra Bibi, the wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, has decided to lodge a criminal case against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz for defamation, Pakistan Tehkreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry said.

Maryam has accused the former first lady of receiving bribes, including a diamond set in return for using her influence during the tenure of the PTI government.

The PML-N leader had alleged that Farah Gogi, a close friend of Bushra Bibi, remained actively involved in running the day-to-day affairs of Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government and would also receive bribe for official transfer and postings of the officials.

While addressing a news conference here on Tuesday, Fawad said Maryam alleged that Bushra Bibi was taking bribes for getting official documents signed by the authorities during the previous PTI-led government.

“She has never participated in any political activity. She was only visited shelter homes,” he remarked.
Maryam continued to hurl allegations against her despite the fact that she “is apolitical person”.

“Therefore, Bushra Bibi has decided to send a legal notice to Maryam Nawaz for levelling baseless allegations,” he said. “The notice will be followed by the filing of a criminal case.”

Firing a broadside at the chief election commissioner, Fawad said, “Sikandar Sultan Raja is a cohort of the incumbent government.”

The PTI leader said that one the one hand, they say that there was no money for conducting elections, while on the other, they “purchased a four-kanal land worth more than Rs300 million for the Election Commission of Pakistan office in Sargodha”.

Fawad said Senator Ejaz Chaudhry had filed a reference against the CEC but no action was taken, adding that the PTI would be sending a new reference against Raja.

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Reacting to Fawad’s presser, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the PTI should not send notices to Maryam and “not become the patron of the Supreme Court which fools the nation”.

Sanaullah said, “Bushra Bibi should appear and answer for her corruption in court, where her husband goes with a bucket on his face. “Take your husband to court with a bucket over his head.”

He said, “It is Imran Khan's habit to throw rubbish at the ECP, lawyers, journalists and political opponents and threaten them.” He added that if lawyers speak against him, they are on payroll and if journalists do, they receive envelopes.

The interior minister said that PTI should first respond to the envelope of £190 million, which Imran donated to his sponsor. “The entire national treasury was under the target of Imran mafia. Misuse of office, chair and authority is the biggest violation of the Constitution.”