LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif has been summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today in a housing society case.
According to details, NAB Lahore has summoned Khawaja Asif for investigation of alleged corruption in Cantt Housing Scheme, Sialkot along with the relevant record.
The PML-N leader is accused of selling more land than he possessed. He is also accused of misuse of power during the tenure of his party. Moreover, family members of Khawaja Asif are also involved in the case.
Earlier, Khawaja Asif termed the federal budget 2020-21 ‘a temporary one’ and claimed that there will be a mini-budget.
The PML-N leader said, “There will be a mini-budget and more taxes will be imposed.” He also termed top government officials having a career history with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as mercenaries. He said, “These are mercenaries; why are they brought to power?”
The PML-N leader further said that the PTI-led federal government was drawing back economically. “In fact, the government has acknowledged defeat without saying it publicly,” he said.
Comparing the performance of the incumbent government with the PML-N, he said that the GDP, agricultural growth, and large-scale manufacturing rates were 5.5 percent, 4 percent, and 5 percent, respectively. “The same under PTI government’s ‘Naya Pakistan’, however, are -0.4 percent, 2.7 percent, and -0.78 percent, respectively,” he added.
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