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| Taseer lashes out at Sharifs |
| 2010-01-02 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has said the Sharif family was charged with $22 million money laundering in the Hudaibia Paper Mills case. Talking to The News, the governor said the statement of Ishaq Dar, a close aide of Nawaz Sharif, is on record that the money kept abroad was owned by Nawaz Sharif. He demanded the Sharif family bring that money back. He also called upon the Punjab government to hold local bodies elections in 90 days. He said Nawaz Sharif was making hue and cry in the press about the Swiss cases (of President Zardari), which could have not been decided even in many years. Taseer claimed that Nawaz had also sought apology from Benazir Bhutto and had admitted that the cases were the result of political victimisation. He asked Nawaz Sharif how he established the Flag Ship Investment Company in Britain, which was earning billions of pounds. He said it was an irony that the followers of Gen Ziaul Haq were talking of establishing democracy in the country. He said the federal government had played a crucial role in reaching consensus on the new NFC Award which had strengthened the federation. He said the federation had decreased its share and increased the share of provinces and Punjab got more funds as compared to the past. On the other hand, the governor alleged that the Punjab government had collected only 20 per cent of the targeted taxes. He said the powers of provinces in local bodies' issue was temporary and the provinces were bound to hold elections within 90 days. He said the Pakistan Army had full political support in the ongoing operation against terrorists. He ruled out any clash between the institutions. |
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