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'If law can apply to Nawaz, why not Imran?': Shahbaz demands legal action against PM after ECP report

Shahbaz demands PM step down from office as he "lies, steals".
PML-N leader calls for the formation of JIT against PTI, PM.
"The country does not have a prime minister," Shahbaz says.


Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Friday demanded legal action and "daily court proceedings" against Prime Minister Imran Khan after a report of the election commission's scrutiny committee said PTI hid millions of rupees worth of funds.

"A person who hides facts, steals, and lies, cannot hold constitutional, governmental or political office," the PML-N president said in a statement shared by PML-N on Twitter.

After the report came to the fore in the media on Tuesday, the PTI claimed it is in the clear and has not hidden anything from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In his statement today, Shahbaz asked "if the law can apply to a popular leader like Nawaz Sharif, why not Imran Niazi?"

"If a Panama Papers JIT can be formed against Nawaz Sharif, and can be overseen by the honourable judges of the Supreme Court, then why can this not be done for Imran Niazi?" he further inquired.



'Imran Niazi must resign'
The Opposition leader said that under the Constitution of Pakistan and its laws, "no thief can be a prime minister".

"Imran Niazi, who has been proven a thief and a liar under the law, must resign," he added.

Shahbaz said that the Constitution, law and political code of conduct dictates that PM Imran Khan step down from office. "The ECP's scrutiny committee has said that Imran Niazi is neither honest nor trustworthy," he added.

'Daily proceedings must be held'
The PML-N president demanded that a probe be initiated against PM Imran Khan and his case be heard on a daily basis — like against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

He said equal treatment under the Constitution and law is a fundamental tenet of Pakistan's laws and one that must be fulfilled.

"The ECP's scrutiny committ

'Country without a PM'
He said the country is operating "without a (real) prime minister", and is being governed under a "constitutional and legal vaccuum".

"[Pakistan has] no leader of the parliament," he said, adding: "Under the law and Constitution, Imran Niazi cannot decide on the country's affairs."

"After the ECP scrutiny report, any decision that is made cannot be considered constitutional or legal," Shahbaz said.

'IMF deal, mini-budget must be reviewed'
The Opposition leader also demanded a review of the deal with the International Monetary Fund and the supplementary finance bill, termed by the Opposition as a "mini-budget".

'Those named in the foreign funding case must resign'
He also called for all those named in ECP's report to resign, and for legal action "without delay" against four PTI employees, as well all others involved in accepting foreign funding for the party.

'Will speak to the Opposition'
Shahbaz said he will "speak to the Opposition" regarding the "grave constitutional vaccuum" that the ECP's findings have led to.

"All parties and workers that have faith in the Constitution and the law will have to play their part in bringing Pakistan out of this constitutional vaccum," he said.

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