PTI chief alleges Javed Sadiq is Shahbaz's 'frontman'

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PTI chief alleges Javed Sadiq is Shahbaz's 'frontman'

Dawn.com Published October 26, 2016

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan speaking to journalists in Islamabad on Wednesday alleged that one Javed Sadiq is a frontman for Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

The PTI chief waved a sheaf of papers which allegedly contained contract and consultancy details and said they would be shared with the media soon.

"He has eaten Rs 15 billion, and has an additional Rs26bn by now," he claimed. "He is Shahbaz Sharif's frontman. He takes money for Shahbaz Sharif," the PTI chief alleged.

Imran said he would bring forth more proof of 'corruption' by Nov 2, the date set for the PTI's planned 'lockdown' of Islamabad.

The party has said it will stage a protest unless Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif agrees to an investigation into the Panama Papers leaks under the terms of reference proposed by the opposition or resigns from his position.

Imran Khan has repeatedly demanded a response to accusations of corruption levelled against Nawaz and his family in the wake of Panama Papers which he maintains are "proof of corruption", not allegations.

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Pakiboy101

Oct 26, 2016 04:01pm

Imran only hope for this nation.

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Harmony-1©

Oct 26, 2016 04:04pm

Corruption left right and center. People have had enough!

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Muhammad zafar iqbal

Oct 26, 2016 04:48pm

This man IK is hurling baseless allegations on every one , it seems that he is the only honest person in the country ,

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Nabeell

Oct 26, 2016 04:59pm

@Muhammad zafar iqbal I think if all that is fake and baseless why not Federal Govt arrests him? even today all they have to say and blame is SKMH and no corruption charges in KPK or against IK

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Zafar Ahmed

Oct 26, 2016 05:15pm

@Muhammad zafar iqbal Corruption is the root cause of decay in progress and well being of Pakistan i.e. common people and not the elite class. Gentleman we all need to stand-up against the corruption & bad governance , which is going on since the independence !

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khan

Oct 26, 2016 05:36pm

IK should think twice for crippling the system, Once he is in power he will be using the same system and same peoples not so? An elected govt. is much more power full than IK think. IK can wait and see the out come of SC of Pakistan, then he can come out on streets more peoples will follow him. 2nd Nov. sit in will create the havoc more for all walk of life than the govt.

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hope

Oct 26, 2016 05:45pm

@khan IK and the nation have been waiting for six months

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gul

Oct 26, 2016 05:53pm

Everyone knows what the Nawaz family have been doing in Pakistan, only IK with the courage to come forward and call spade a spade

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Dori

Oct 26, 2016 05:56pm

Keep it up and expose them

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Oct 26, 2016 06:13pm

Height of blame game !!!

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Oct 26, 2016 06:14pm

How low can IK go?

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Malik

Oct 26, 2016 06:14pm

Love for Imran Khan, the way he is fighting against corruption.

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Oct 26, 2016 06:15pm

@Pakiboy101 Why doesn't he get rid of the corrupt in PTI,

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Oct 26, 2016 06:30pm

Why don't he file a case against Javed? People from far away Karachi in Ajk can lodge FIRs on politicians in Karachi why not IK ?

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khan

Oct 26, 2016 06:32pm

@hope with all due respect charity begins at home...

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Fawzia H

Oct 26, 2016 07:13pm

Don't just allege. Give proof so that the matter can be taken to court.

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Gul Hasan

Oct 26, 2016 07:51pm

If someone from Punjab is involved in corruption or crime nothing will happen to the person, this was said by Nadeem Afzal Chan Gondal in a TV talk show few years ago. Imran Khan you are wasting time, politicians are easy target we can remove them Pakistan's main problem is its bureaucracy in Islamabad. Can IK fix bureaucrats? In the past we as a nation stood against Ayub and Bhutto, time has come to stand against bureaucracy.

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Abrar

Oct 26, 2016 07:55pm

And how you can you say that this is not true because Sheriff brothers protectors never showed any prove. If any allegations is false then take legal action against Imran Khan Nawaz has power.

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Khakan

Oct 26, 2016 07:57pm

@Philosopher (from Japan) Lovely though Mr. Philosopher.

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Khakan

Oct 26, 2016 08:01pm

Keep it up Imran, expose the corruption which is destroying the country. People give Imran a chance. Stop trying the same people Zardari and Nawaz again and again.

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Ahsan Gul

Oct 26, 2016 08:58pm

Valid requests by Imran khan. PM must put himself for accountability.

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Alba

Oct 26, 2016 10:16pm

@Muhammad zafar iqbal ... ... "The time has come the Walrus said, to think of many things; of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and baseless allegations." Baseless allegations can be very pragmatic. Even therapeutic.

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Alba

Oct 26, 2016 10:36pm

@Shaukat Ali Khan ... The people of Pakistan are going to decide this, not you or I. Whatever happens people will have to adjust to it. That's what we do!

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Alba

Oct 26, 2016 10:42pm

@khan .... Who says IK will be in power? He has challenged the power structure. He has a job to do whether he wins election or not. " I am here to comfort the afflicted, and to afflict the comfortable." ( H.L. Mencken )

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Rahul Sharma

Oct 26, 2016 11:10pm

He is a good leader.

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ashraf yousafzai

Oct 26, 2016 11:45pm

Imran Khan u r the last hope of Pakistan. We want iron hand to root out corruption and you will do this duty to save pakistan from dakus.

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Azhar awan

Oct 27, 2016 07:29am

Corruption is a bigger than any terrorism. It is corrupt leaders, beaurcrates and some army men who pushed this nation to its knees.

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Naveed Azam

Oct 27, 2016 05:20pm

@Muhammad zafar iqbal if you really think that after Panama Leaks and this fiasco along with cost overruns in multiple projects then you know one of us has some real ignorance, maybe egoistic too, issues....

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