Imran Khan takes swipe at Nawaz Sharif for playing victim card

ISLAMABAD: Following the PML-N’s parliamentary meeting, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that Nawaz Sharif is playing a victim card after getting disqualified by the Supreme Court in multiple corruption references against him.

Taking to Twitter after Nawaz Sharif concluded the party meeting, Imran said it’s disgraceful the way Nawaz Sharif playing victim card after being found guilty of lying, forging, and perjury.

Shameful how NS playing victim card with multiple references ag him sent to NAB and him being found guilty of lying, forging, perjury etc

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 29, 2017

Venting his sentiments on PML-N nominating Shahbaz Sharif for Prime Minister, the PTI chairman said Nawaz Sharif is making mockery of democracy by underestimating the public’s intelligence.

Taking a jibe at Sharifs, Imran said Nawaz Sharif has nominated Shahbaz Sharif for his replacement against whom the apex court called for filling of references.

“He is insulting [the] nation’s intelligence & making mockery of democracy by nominating his bro for PM ag [against] whom SC has directed [NAB to] reference be filed,” he said in a tweet.

He is insulting nation’s intelligence & making mockery of democracy by nominating his bro for PM ag whom SC has directed reference be filed https://t.co/KdhxsTfNbo

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 29, 2017

In the subsequent tweet, he asserted that Nawaz Sharif is to realise about political awareness among the masses through PTI’s public gathering tomorrow (Sunday).

“Tomorrow when record crowds come to our jalsa to thank Allah NS [Nawaz Sharif] will realise [the] nation is politically aware & are not [to be] fooled by his lies,” he tweeted.

Tomorrow when record crowds come to our jalsa to thank Allah NS will realise nation is politically aware & are not fooled by his lies https://t.co/tNpaqhdTGX

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 29, 2017

Coming down hard on Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, he said Abbasi is involved in Rs2 billion LNG scam. “Nawaz Sharif can only trust corrupt companions,” Imran further said.

NS can only trust corrupt companions. Latest is Shahid Khaqan Abbasi involved in $ 2 bn LNG scam pic.twitter.com/UvgSNuAmPM

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 29, 2017

It merits to be mentioned here that Nawaz Sharif chaired PML-N’s party meeting today after being disqualified by the apex court on Friday.

Commenting on his ouster, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the whole nation knows what our prime ministers have gone through in last 70 years.

He said that his conscience is clear and his party should be proud of him as corruption charges against him were not proved in the court.

“My conscience is clear, if I had an iota of burden on my conscience, I would have resigned a lot earlier, I am grateful (to God) that I was not disqualified on corruption charges.” said the former PM.

He maintained that he is not deterred as he has gone through more difficult times in the past.