Former finance minister and senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar says he does not accuse the army of undermining the democratic process as an institution, but that it is the will and plan of some people and they are the same people in Pakistan. Enforce martial law.
Speaking on the BBC's 'Hard Talk' program, Ishaq Dar confirmed the serious allegations made by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against the country's top military leadership, saying "this is the reality, the Deep State Everyone knows that she does this, while senior US politician Hillary Clinton has also given the example of Pakistan regarding the Deep State.
"Nawaz Sharif is not against the army as prime minister or as an ordinary citizen. He blames some people. It all starts with the top leadership. You will be familiar with the history of Don Lex," he said. Pakistan was removed from the gray list in the FATF.
He said that Nawaz Sharif is fighting for democracy and supremacy of parliament, what is wrong with that? Britain also supports democracy and democratic values, we should think that you will support us.
Ishaq Dar said that "not the entire institution of the Pakistan Army but we have to talk to some people, weakening the democratic process in the country is the desire and plan of some people and these are the people who impose martial law in Pakistan."
Asked about Nawaz Sharif's years of working with Zia-ul-Haq and now the allegations against the Pakistan Army leadership, he said, "This is a process of evolution."
Asked about being declared a fugitive in Pakistan and coming to London to evade the law, he said, "It is not like that at all. This time too, it is no different because the current government is said to be a hidden dictatorship, a judicial martial law.
The former finance minister said: "My name was not in the Panama Papers and I can present evidence against the allegations against me while my name is not mentioned anywhere in the money laundering documents."
Referring to the NAB, he said, "It has lost its significance long ago. It is an institution that has been used for revenge against political opponents. I have held a press conference on it while I was in government." '
'All your assets are shown in the statements'
Regarding his and his family's assets, he said, "I have disclosed all my assets in my statements. I have only one property, my house in Pakistan which has been taken away from me by the present government."
Ishaq Dar denied the allegations of assets in Dubai and London, saying: "These allegations are not true. My children have only one villa which they own because they have been in business for 17 years, while my children are free and Not under my care.
'Election was stolen from us'
Regarding his return to Pakistan, he said that he has been in London for almost 3 years and his lawyers are looking into the cases in Pakistan, but what is happening in Pakistan? Where are the human rights organizations? What is happening to people in NAB custody? Dozens of people have been killed.
"The world has seen rigged and stolen elections. Everyone knows that the election was stolen from us. The Fafin network operates globally," he said, accusing the 2018 general election of rigging. These elections were rigged, rigged prematurely, the electives were pushed from our party into the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) using the NAB, the RTS system was stopped and it was shut down for several hours.
"Pakistan currently has a fascist government. Our ultimate goal is the supremacy of democracy, fair elections, and the rule of law." I am putting myself in shoes of a Pakistani today, does the opposition sitting in London, yourself & Nawaz Sharif really have the interest of Pakistani people at heart? - asks @stephensackur pic.twitter.com/0FHfRr9OUW
