Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared that his government would not offer any amnesty to politicians like ex-president Asif Ali Zardari and premier Nawaz Sharif accused in corruption cases but if they returned the “looted money” under a plea bargain, they could leave the country. Sharif and his family have denied any wrongdoing and allege that the corruption cases against them were politically motivated. “If Nawaz (Sharif) wants to go abroad for his medical treatment then he should return the looted money first and if Asif Ali Zardari has such an issue he should return the money,” Khan told ARYNewsTV on Monday. They (Sharif and Zardari) will have to pay the money,” he said. Former president Zardari is in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for his role in three corruption cases.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2019 13:07 UTC