People will reject any deal made by Nawaz: PTI leader

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry raised objection over the Sharif brothers travelling to Saudi Arabia, saying people will not accept any deal that they strike. While addressing a news conference in the capital of Punjab on Monday, Fawad said the Sharifs have a history of striking such deals. The PTI leader was referring to reports linking the former prime minister and his brother Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif's current visit to Saudi Arabia with an attempt to seek a 'deal' out of their present legal predicaments About Shehbaz flying to Saudi Arabia in an aircraft sent from there, Fawad said a country does not remain sovereign if its leaders travel abroad in foreign aircraft. He added criticisms were hurled at PTI leader Jahangir Tareen purchasing an aircraft, but no one questioned Shehbaz when he flew to Saudi Arabia in one sent from there. ?We did not know that [only] aircraft which are sent from Saudi Arabia are halal.? Fawad said Tareen had purchased an aircraft from his party, but Shehbaz has been travelling in ones sent from abroad. Moreover, the PTI leader called Nawaz the chief of corrupt politicians who looted the country. ?Nawaz has plundered the people?s money for five years.? Fawad added that even the details of Capital FZE company have not been revealed. He said the company was registered in Dubai under Nawaz?s name. ?[Now] the 40 thieves have found a new plan to steal the public?s wealth,? Fawad said. ?World over beginning of the new year was celebrated, but in Pakistan financial adviser, Miftah Ismail, dropped the bomb of increased petroleum prices.? On the last day of 2017, the government revised prices of petroleum products, increasing the price of petrol by Rs4.6 per litre. The newly appointed PM's adviser on finance announced revised rates of petroleum products. The new rate of petrol would be Rs81.53 per litre. However, the PTI leader lauded the efforts of the judiciary and investigation agencies, saying they did a remarkable job by starting an operation against the mafias involved in corruption.