Former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Saturday expressed reservations over the ongoing accountability process in the country, suggesting the government not to take credit of actions taken by Supreme Court and National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Addressing a press conference here, Chaudhry Nisar said that accountability must be carried out but the ongoing process is not transparent.
"If the reservations are not addressed, it will be plain and simple political victimisation. The country cannot function without opposition," he said, adding that the country is passing through a political crisis and it is the responsibility of the government to handle the things wisely.
The ex-interior minister said that institutions are doing the accountability of politicians and all others, and the government should refrain from taking the credit.
"The government takes credit of action taken by NAB and Supreme Court. This is making matter controversial," he said, "I am neither in the government nor in opposition but I believe that the process is controversial. It's the Supreme Court, not the government that is pursuing accountability against Omni Group."
Talking about recent financial support from the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, he said that Pakistan was trapped in the foreign loans and "now the fear is that we'll be indebted to loans provided by friendly countries."
Nisar said the government has received "temporary aid" from the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. "We have yet to see Imran Khan's claim of self-sufficiency in economy," he added.
About opening of Kartarpur Corridor which will facilitate thousands of Sikh pilgrims in India to visit Guru Nanak's shrine, he said the credit of opening the corridor "rests with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa."
Peace pleas to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are contrary to the national honour, he said, adding that it is not in interest of Pakistan to continuously talk about peace with India when the latter is not ready to respond to the peace calls.
He said if Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership had listened to his advice, the party would have been in power again. "I had suggested them to dilute their direct criticism against army and judiciary," he said.
To a question about his chances of being elected as chief minister Punjab at any stage, he responded: "Politics is done on the basis of principles. It is different from friendship," he added.
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