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PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led government and made it clear that his party will resist what he called "selective accountability".
Sharif, who was talking to reporters in Islamabad, made it clear, however, that the PML-N will support accountability if it will is carried out after due process.
Talking about the opposition, Shahbaz said that the entire opposition wants a joint course of action.
"There were some divisions on the elections of the premier and president, but the opposition is united now," he claimed, adding that difference of opinion is the beauty of democracy, but the opposition and treasury benches are united on national issues.
The leader of the opposition in the National Assembly also said that the opposition wants to maintain a consensus on issues pertaining to foreign, interior and national security.
"I myself will head the Public Accounts Committee. The norms and customs should prevail," he said.
He said that the opposition had communicated on almost a daily basis, but rejected reports that PPP supremo Asif Ali Zardari was approached by his party for help.
"I am not aware of any contact with PPP to seek help," he added.
Talking about the presidential elections, he alleged that "a market was set up for the sale and purchase of lawmakers, but the PML-N doesn't believe in such markets."
"Everyone knows how the PTI purchased aircraft packed with lawmakers," he stated.
The PML-N stalwart a;sp said that talks about rolling back the 18th Constitutional Amendment are premature.
He also criticised the government for the rising prices of various commodities and "dropping an inflationary bomb" on citizens.
"Parliament can make or break anyone," warned Sharif, saying that the opposition had the right to initiate a motion of no-confidence against the incumbent government. However, he added that such talk was premature at this point and the opposition would work for the nation's stability.
He also warned against tampering with the bureaucracy, saying that the government itself would suffer if it was subjected to the whims of those in power.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:19pm
Accountability is for PML N and PPP tenures, and chair be also given to one of these chors, corrupts and thugs, why?
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Sep 26, 2018 04:21pm
Why you are worried Shahbaz Sharif, if your Government did nothing wrong then you should not worry !
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Sep 26, 2018 04:28pm
SS and co just need to go. You've had your turn, now get lost and stop putting up hurdles for others
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Sep 26, 2018 04:28pm
This is not the period PPP and PMLN muk muka era Mr Shabaz where you can control who is going to held accountable and brush it under carpet. The biggest culprits of corruption is Sharif family and PPP leader(s).....
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Sep 26, 2018 04:30pm
Some please ask him the definition of "Selective". He should better know since he and his elder brother Nawaz Sharif have been practicing selective favoritism for the last 3 terms of their rule that created a mega-cartel of corruption in Pakistan until their practices were challenged and culprits are being apprehended and convicted.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:36pm
The PML-N has sown chaos and not unity in Pakistan.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:37pm
PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led government and made it clear that his party will resist what he called "selective accountability"., now you have face the truth that yo have cheated with poor people of Pakistan, in fact your time over and ready to face your criminal act, that's it
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Sep 26, 2018 04:37pm
@SMI .... Little feet have large shoes to fill.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:42pm
Theives do not like accountability.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:43pm
Five years of KP govt is full of such events..... but nobody would even dare to probe corruption in KP.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:51pm
It has to be selective as since the past 40 years, only PPP and PML-N has run the country!
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Sep 26, 2018 04:56pm
@Nusrat - PML-n should have done that in their tenure.
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Sep 26, 2018 04:58pm
"PML-N will resist accountability" is what he means.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:01pm
Any rejection of accountability is is a rejection accountability. Sabaz, don’t you have any shame, who else can oppose accountability other than chors
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Sep 26, 2018 05:10pm
Yes excluding Nawaz and Shahbaz all is acceptable.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:12pm
Well, isn't that special!
The same party whose leader was always eager to be selective and did not trust Pakistani doctors to do a check up on him, but had to spend millions of tax--payer's money to travel to the UK for routine medical procedures?/
Shahbaz Sharif only speaks to stay in the news headlines. Otherwise he has selective memory and not much else to look forward to.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:19pm
They are running scared because when pmln and ppp were conducting mass corruption they never thought a day would come to answer for their actions, that day is today.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:30pm
‘Talking about the presidential elections, he alleged that "a market was set up for the sale and purchase of lawmakers, but the PML-N doesn't believe in such markets." "Everyone knows how the PTI purchased aircraft packed with lawmakers," he stated.
And you think people will belive that. This wont sell so come up with another line.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:39pm
Shahbaz is true here!
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Sep 26, 2018 05:47pm
OK all guilty thieves serving jail term should apply to the supreme court to release them because of selective punishment as not all thieves and robbers in the country who are at large and not punished. So why he only?
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Sep 26, 2018 05:51pm
PML-N will resist accountability. It will scream and shout; no doubt democracy will be in danger if politicians are held accountable.
When your were in power your did you resist “selective accountability". Did you undertake accountability of yours own party members. Please list out how many of your own supporters were investigated, tried and sentenced?
Put your performance on the record. If you can’t then you have no basis of talking. I’d rather have he process of accountability start and continue - i don’t care if it is selective to start with; when you are next in power your can follow up with all the corrupt officials missed by PTI government.
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Sep 26, 2018 06:13pm
Accountability has to be selective even among the politicians and senators because it will not be unwise and wasteful of government resources to do the whole nation!!!
Only people who get identified in in their tax returns or by some whistleblowers should be audited.
But the guilty ones must be punished and state money recovered even holding their personal properties.
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Sep 26, 2018 06:21pm
Would have been much nicer had he suggested, "accountability for all", rather than "resist selective accountability".
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Sep 26, 2018 06:27pm
The ONLY party that needs FULL accountability is PMLN.
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Sep 26, 2018 06:31pm
Without a doubt PML-N will resist accountability.
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Sep 26, 2018 06:40pm
The "chosen one" has been established by the established power and you talk of "institutions"? Wake up PML-N!!
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Sep 26, 2018 06:42pm
@Ob - "when you are next in power your can follow up with all the corrupt officials missed by PTI government."
Good one.
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Sep 26, 2018 07:16pm
It is time to get out of poverty and lead the nation to progress and please do not forget to dump these so called politicians who ruled this country for last 10 years.
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Sep 26, 2018 07:46pm
Only the guilty would say what Shabaz said.
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Sep 26, 2018 08:31pm
"I myself will head the Public Accounts Committee. The norms and customs should prevail," - Shahbaz Sharif
Dream on. No one from the Sharif party or the PPP will be allowed to head any committee having to do anything with accounts audit and accountability. How can we have a wolf guarding the hen house? Be ready, you are also going to jail soon for your mega corruption
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Sep 26, 2018 08:44pm
The accountability should be selective and targeted at highly suspicious corrupt politicians and Noon League and Zardari stand well above the crowd...
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Sep 26, 2018 11:09pm
Corruption must come to an end if the country is to progress,
All other great societies have done it , accountability for all.always start with the big fish and then go down the rope for smaller ones.
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Sep 27, 2018 12:05am
If I was wrongfully accused, I would demand accountability, selective or otherwise.
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Sep 27, 2018 01:14am
I'm astonished at how people are calling PMLN corrupt. Only in Pakistan a person is sentenced to jail for perceived corruption.
You'll need to study a bit of law.
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Sep 27, 2018 01:25am
Edit title:
"PLM-N will selectively resist accountability"
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Sep 27, 2018 02:25am
Sir , so you are accepting that it is at least an accountability.and that the accountability should be for other corrupt people?. thanks sir for speaking truth.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:10am
They are coming from you run, run but law will catch you, can't out run the law for too long and soon it will be seen don't worry if you are not corrupt but if you are than worry a lot no matter which party you are from.
Go NAB, nab them one by one.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:38am
Stop this all show no go dramas. Time to lock people up and get looted national wealth back
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Sep 27, 2018 05:47am
Funny, how they relish democratic values once out of power.
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Sep 27, 2018 06:28am
Accountabiiity should be across the board including those who have been in power since 1947 and are now part of the pti government
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Sep 27, 2018 06:31am
@Ahsan Gul if pre screening is conducted for all including those who are in pti then it would not be called selective
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Sep 27, 2018 08:24am
@Ahmed - selective means not all the politicians or bureaucrats but only those whose assets are beyond their income, government has their overseas properties information or their filed tax papers doesn’t look genuine.
All regardless of parties should be investigated to include PTI’s politicians.
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Sep 27, 2018 11:39am
Shahbaz you have talked for more than 20 years and now please keep quite and let the PTI do good work.
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Sep 27, 2018 12:17pm
Selective accountability? Hanif Abbasi's case received a speedy verdict, the other instance involving twenty times more quantity of material is still pending.
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