Allowing Nawaz to leave was a 'mistake', says PM Imran

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Allowing Nawaz to leave was a 'mistake', says PM Imran

Dawn.comUpdated 28 Aug 2020
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Prime Minister Imran Khan gives an interview to ARY anchorperson Arshad Sharif. — ARY screengrab via Radio Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that allowing former premier Nawaz Sharif to leave the country was a "mistake" and that his government "regretted" the decision.
In a wide-ranging interview to ARY News on Thursday night, the prime minister hinted that the government was pressurised into sending Nawaz abroad, saying that the reports presented to the government suggested that the PML-N supremo was severely ill.





The federal cabinet, he said, had held a long debate over whether the government should let Nawaz leave on humanitarian grounds.
Furthermore, the prime minister added, the court had declared that the government would be responsible, should anything happen to Nawaz. The premier also recalled that PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif submitted indemnity bonds worth Rs7 billion, promising Nawaz would return to the country.
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"Now we feel embarrassed. Now he [Nawaz] has started doing politics [from] there as well and, when you see him, it seems like there is nothing [wrong] with him.
"We did not give and NRO, we tried our best to do what we could, but the medical opinion presented to us was that if we didn't do anything, he [Nawaz] could die, that he might not even reach London. This is what we were told and after that we would have been held responsible. So after that we sent him in good faith."
When asked if he would order an inquiry in order to confirm if he was presented with "fake reports", the prime minister said that he had been in contact with Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid — whom he described as a "die-hard, visionary worker" of the ruling PTI — at the time and she conveyed all medical opinions regarding Nawaz's condition. He said that Dr Faisal, who is an expert of infectious diseases, had concluded that Nawaz's platelets count did not pose much of a threat but some related diseases may lead to serious problems.
In response to a question, the prime minister admitted that a royal had asked the government to let Nawaz leave, but refused to take a name citing "international relations".
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"They (Sharifs) do have connections abroad. But they (the royal) did not assert it, they said it in a very polite manner. It wasn't like 'if you don't do this, this will happen'."
He, however, insisted that the request from the unnamed king was "not an issue" for him.
"I would never have allowed [Nawaz to leave] if medical opinion did not suggest that his life in danger."
Prime Minister Imran also lamented that the country had suffered in the past because "there have always been two laws, one for the powerful and one for the weak".
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[Imran Khan]

everyone know this mafia have bails on sunday in courts while poor suffer 50 years for simple cases

 

[PakAlp]

Very unfortunate, if it were a poor person he would have been hanged for corruption but as always those with money get away. All this system has been exposed, the mafia, political elite, Judiciary all are backing each other, and I won't forget to add many retired generals. What can the Pakistani public do to stop this, this is one of the reason why everyone is chasing money, because they know money is power and if your weak, even your neighbours will eat your property up and harm you

 

[AZ1]

everyone know this mafia have bails on sunday in courts while poor suffer 50 years for simple cases

Yet Majority punjabi will vote for nawaz.
Majority sindhi will vote for zardari.

 

[Mugen]

If so many people still have not learnt that these criminals, the Sharif and Zardari clan are not good for us despite living in the current state Pakistan finds it self in, then we deserve such leaders. It boggles my mind how anyone can still support these crooks.

 

[koolio]

If so many people still have not learnt that these criminals, the Sharif and Zardari clan are not good for us despite living in the current state Pakistan finds it self in, then we deserve such leaders. It boggles my mind how anyone can still support these crooks.

Especially the big Godfather Sharif, who is a certified criminal and unfortunately some people still follow him despite knowing the big crimes he has committed, same goes for Dracula Zardari the smart criminal who has devastated Sindh and continues his legacy of rampant corruption in Sindh, IK needs to step up his game if he is to succeed, time for appeasement with these criminals is over.

 

[newb3e]

it wasnt your idea Imran it was wardi who let their minion go!

 

[Goenitz]

 

[El Sidd]

NRO
The Niazi doctrine

 

[TNT]

So he accepts that it was PTI that let him go, even after shouting in every jalsa NRO nahi mileyga. This shows he is dumb and weak and been fooled by a dumbo like nawaz. It also shows he is courage less idiot who gets scared of opposition even army is standing with him.
I no more expect him to do anything about corruption, after few years Pakistanis will be abusing him and protesting to get rid of him. What a fall from grace.

 

[El Sidd]

So he accepts that it was PTI that let him go, even after shouting in every jalsa NRO nahi mileyga. This shows he is dumb and weak and been fooled by a dumbo like nawaz. It also shows he is courage less idiot who gets scared of opposition even army is standing with him.
I no more expect him to do anything about corruption, after few years Pakistanis will be abusing him and protesting to get rid of him. What a fall from grace.

Colonel Pir Niazi Ertugul Gaddafi

 

[mudas777]

Very unfortunate, if it were a poor person he would have been hanged for corruption but as always those with money get away. All this system has been exposed, the mafia, political elite, Judiciary all are backing each other, and I won't forget to add many retired generals. What can the Pakistani public do to stop this, this is one of the reason why everyone is chasing money, because they know money is power and if your weak, even your neighbours will eat your property up and harm you

Bro if Nawaz is hanged the same poor will come on the streets to protest and burned down the government buildings and banks and do more damage yet happy to suffer for their ill deeds. Its a slow process educating a whole nation to see right from the wrong and when they do protest under the democratic rule not to do any material damage. One can't help to ignore the fact that some section of our society and they are in number still think NAB is acting against those parties due to some malice. Its good to fight out in the courts and we all know our educated classes level of education and lawyers and judges are no different and thanks to them the corrupt will get away from their crimes.
So its not the easiest task for any sane government to do when insanity is all around you. The only thing one can think of to do is the unlawful thing and if government have irrefutable proof about corruption some individual is just to take them out like our notorious police does when you don't give them bribe under the fake police encounters but then our country men won't be able to digest that.

 

[El Sidd]

It was clear that Niazi made a deal with Sharif to stay in power in exchange for NRO. Corruption and nepotism is PTI trait. General Secretary is wanted in corruption, co owner of the franchise JKT flew from non commercial airfield in midst of total lockdown and corruption enquiry