ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Monday) has strongly criticized the Opposition for defeating two critical Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-related bills.
The Prime Minister expressed his views on Twitter after the opposition-dominated Senate rejected the Anti-Money Laundering (Second Amendment) Bill and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Waqf Properties Bill.
PM Imran said, “From day one I have maintained that the self-serving interests of the opposition leaders and the country’s interests are divergent.
He further said that with the tightening of the accountability noose, the opposition was trying to hide behind facade of democracy to protect their loot and plunder.
“To blackmail for NRO by defaming NAB, they would even have Pakistan put on FATF blacklist to destroy nation’s economy & increase poverty. They keep threatening to bring down govt unless given NRO,” he added.
Opposition tries to hide behind facade of democracy to protect their loot & plunder. To blackmail for NRO by defanging NAB, they would even have Pak put on FATF black list to destroy nation’s economy & increase poverty. They keep threatening to bring down govt unless given NRO.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2020
In another Tweet, he said, “Let me make clear: No matter what happens, my government will not allow any NRO as it would be a betrayal of nation’s trust in holding plunderers of public wealth accountable.”
“Former President General Musharraf gave NROs to two political leaders which quadrupled our debt & destroyed economy. There will be no more NROs,” he reiterated.
Let me make clear: No matter what happens, my govt will not allow any NRO as it would be betrayal of nation’s trust in holding plunderers of public wealth accountable. Musharraf gave NROs to the 2 pol ldrs which quadrupled our debt & destroyed economy. There will be no more NROs
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2020
Earlier on Monday, the government managed to get the two FATF-related bills — Anti-Money Laundering and ICT Waqt Properties — passed from the National Assembly after a heated debate on the role of NAB. However, today (Tuesday) the opposition-dominated Senate rejected the bills.
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