SHEIKHUPURA, July 8(ABC): As prime minister, Imran Khan turned the PM House in Islamabad into a den for blackmail, noting that videos recorded by Tayyaba Gul were used to blackmail the then-anti-graft body’s chief to lodge cases against the premier’s political opponents.
This was claimed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday.
While addressing a political rally in Sheikhupura, Maryam referred to the explosive testimony before the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by Tayyaba Gul. The woman, who’s husband had been arrested, had approached National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal for justice but was then sexually harassed and threatened by the anti-graft body’s chief.
She had then approached then prime minister Imran Khan, seeking justice. Instead, Imran allegedly kept the video evidence and illegally detained Gul in the Prime Minister House for over a month.
In her speech on Friday evening, Maryam said that when he took power, Imran had promised to turn PM House into a university for the public. Instead, she alleged that he had turned it into a blackmailing den.
“Imran used the videos to blackmail NAB chief to lodge cases against his political opponents,” Maryam said, noting that the number of cases against the PML-N leaders increased exponentially after that.