Sharif's son defends ownership of London flat, offshore accounts

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz has called for conducting an accountability process in Punjab and defended his ownership of an apartment in London and offshore accounts.
Speaking to the Express News TV's Kal Tak, Hussain said his father, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, had never interfered in the accountability process.
"If (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief) Imran Khan proves that we have defaulted on any loan, the Sharif family will face punishment as stipulated under the law," Hussain said.
"Imran Khan only talks about default, but he should have some reference, like the name of the banks the Sharif family has allegedly defaulted against," he added.
Regarding allegations that Prime Minister Sharif had curbed the powers of accountability institutions, Hussain said no such direction had been issued from the Prime Minister's House to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) or any other investigation agency.
"If there are any issues in Punjab which need to be investigated, then there should be no bar on that," he said.
Regarding Imran's claim that he owns a flat in London worth over Rs7000 million, Hussain admitted that he owns the flats on Park Lane, London, which belong to offshore companies Nesco Ltd and Nelson Ltd, saying that he only enjoyed the benefits of these assets.
He said these assets are run by a trust held by his sister Maryam Nawaz.
Hussain called on accountability bodies to try former president Pervez Musharraf, "otherwise every ruler will do as he pleases and leave".
He said he forgave Musharraf for what he did to him. Musharraf is accused of persecuting the Sharif family after overthrowing the PML-N government in 1999.
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