KARACHI: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that billions had been looted from the exchequer over the past four years and accused President Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif of being “partners in the plunder”.
Talking to reporters at the Jinnah Terminal on his arrival from Swabi, he said corruption was the biggest problem of the country and called upon people to stand up against corrupt elements.
He alleged that the government had devoured Rs8,000 billion in corruption since it assumed office.
Answering a question about the prime minister’s contempt case, the PTI chief remarked that “the whole drama is being played to hide President Zardari’s corruption”.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who accompanied Mr Khan, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani should tender an apology to the Supreme Court and write letter to the Swiss authorities in compliance with its verdict.
In reply to a question, Mr Qureshi said his party endorsed the stance of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on the interim government set-up.
He announced that the PTI would hold a public meeting in Umerkot on March 5.
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