Nawaz Sharif will go back to jail, says Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would go back to jail due to his cases being proceeded by National Accountability Bureau in a proper manner.

He claimed that Nawaz Sharif was involved in transferring millions of rupee in a driver, cook and other security guard accounts besides transferring heavy amount to his daughter’s account.

Talking to a private news channel, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that government had zero tolerance policy over corruption and the PTI was committed to address the issue without discrimination, he added.

He said political or non-political figures who are involved in corruption activities would face serious consequences of their wrong doings. He added that such elements would have sentences according to their involvement in grafting.

About role of Pakistan in conflict between the Muslim nations, he said Pakistan would play a role as mediator to address the issue between Saudi Arabia and Yamen, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Commenting on Saudi Arabia’s interest in China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects, he said that the brotherly country would invest in the infrastructure of this mega project of the region.

To a question, he said that 18th Amendment was good for some sectors but not for all. The minister said that provincial governments could not streamline the affairs in health sector, due to which, he added it had badly affect the common citizen of the area.

The Government has no plan to rollback the 18th Amendment but in special circumstances, we could take the political parties on board to resolve the problems of the people of the provinces.

He, however said that Higher Education Commission (HEC) was facing problems due to amendment.