Join the investigation and account for your corruption, says Pak PM to Imran Khan

Islamabad: After former Pakistan President Imran Khan alleged a plan called 'London Plan' devised to keep him out of politics and rig the elections, current PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday asked his predecessor to "join the investigation and account for his corruption".

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government on Monday started its sit-in protest to urge Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to resign for the judiciary's "undue facilitation" of Khan.

PM Sharif has on Saturday also ordered the arrest of everyone involved in the vandalism and arson at the Jinnah House and military and civil installations. After Khan's arrest, PTI supporters rioted across the country and the Islamabad High Court granted a blanket relief to the former PM.

Khan is accused of corruption and lost his position after losing a confidence vote. He is charged with several sessions including sedition. It is alleged that he received land as a bribe in exchange for political favours. He is also accused of not disclosing money earned by selling gifts he received during foreign visits as Prime Minister.

The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf wrote several posts on Twitter yesterday.

"So now the complete London plan is out. Using pretext of violence while I was inside the jail, they have assumed the role of judge, jury and executioner. The Plan now is to humiliate me by putting Bushra begum in jail, and using some sedition law to keep me inside for next ten years. Then will follow complete crack down on whatever is left of PTI leadership and workers. And finally they will ban the largest and only federal party of Pakistan. (Just as they banned the Awami league in East Pakistan). To ensure that there is no public reaction, they have done two things, first deliberate terror is unleashed not just on PTI workers but on common citizens as well. Second, the media is totally controlled and muzzled. And tomorrow they will again suspend internet services and ban social media (which is only partially open)," he tweeted.

"Meanwhile, as we speak, houses are being broken in and shamelessly police is manhandling the women of the houses. Never has the sanctity of chadar and chaar dewaari been violated the way it is being done by these criminals. This is a deliberate attempt to instil so much fear in people that when they come to arrest me tomorrow, people won't come out. The JUIF Drama being done outside the SC tomorrow is only for one purpose, to overawe the Chief Justice of Pakistan so that he doesn't give a verdict according to the constitution. Pakistan has already seen such brazen attack on the Supreme Court when in 1997 PMLN goons physically attacked it and had one of the most respected Chief Justices Sajjad Ali Shah removed," he added.

He also addressed the people of Pakistan and said he will continue fighting. "My message to the people of Pakistan; I will fight for Haqeeqi Azaadi till the last drop of my blood because for me death is preferable than to be enslaved by these assortment of crooks . I urge all my people to remember that we have pledged LA Illah ha illalah, that we bow to no one except the One (Allah). If we bow to the idol of fear there will only be humiliation and dismemberment for our future generations. Countries where there is injustice and law of jungle prevails, don't survive for long."

Speaking about the resistance PTI workers met with, he wrote: "So without any investigation into who was responsible for arson on government buildings or dozens of deaths of unarmed protesters by bullet wounds, around 7000 PTI workers, leadership and our women have been jailed with plans to ban the largest and only federal party in Pak. Meanwhile these goons are being facilitated by our security agencies to take over the SC and subvert the constitution. All citizens be ready for peaceful protests as once constitution and SC destroyed, it is the end of the Pak dream."