ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has castigated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for his lame excuses for not appearing in courts.

In a statement issued on twitter on Tuesday, Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the courts continue asking about Imran’s whereabouts but he continued to evade. She said that foreign agent was appealing to the banking court for granting bail. In the Toshakhana case, charges are to be framed against him, yet he refused to appear. If Imran Khan fails to appear in the courts, he should be arrested so that his desire to fill the jail will also be fulfilled, she added.

She said, “If Nawaz Sharif could appear in the court with his daughter on daily basis, why Imran Khan could not appear with Bushra and Farah Gogi?” She said that Imran Khan should realise that in his difficult time, Bushra Bibi and Farah Gogi left him alone to face the court cases.

She said that watch thief and foreign agent should answer why Tosha Khana gifts were stolen and why did he sell the watch with an image of the Holy Kaaba. Marriyum asked Imran to appear in court and tell why did Bushra Bibi sell Toshakhana diamond necklaces? “Imran should also tell the court why foreign agents used charity money in politics, ” she said.

The minister said that Khan should also answer why they used their employees’ private accounts for money laundering. He should also answer why Shaukat Khanum Hospital charity money was invested in the private housing society. “Why did Imran take millions of dollars from the Wootton Cricket Club and why that charity money was invested in politics?” She asked Imran to tell the nation why foreign funding was used against the country.