League has termed Shahbaz Sharif’s claim of owning only Rs30 million assets in the UK a flat lie and asked the Punjab chief minister to declare his foreign assets “honestly”.
He said that the Sharifs owned huge foreign business and properties, APML spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said in a press statement that two agents — Nabeel Chaudhry and Aqeel Chaudhry — had been employed to look after the property business of Shahbaz Sharif in New Jersey (US) worth millions of dollars.
Similarly, he said, the other businesses owned by Shahbaz Sharif included a property-related company engaged in construction of luxurious houses, suits and villas, while some other companies doing business in the name of the Sharifs included Mayfare, Baywater andKingston.
Fawad further said the Sharifs had also a vast business inSaudi Arabia and Qatar which they started during their exile.
“Shahbaz should not fool the masses by claiming that he has meager assets worth Rs30 million in theUK,” he said.
He said the property worth billions of rupees had been registered in the name of the Sharif family including Nawaz Sharif, Hamza Sharif, Hasan Nawaz Sharif, Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif and Mariam Sharif. He also issued a detail of the properties allegedly owned by the family.
According to Mr Fawad, Nawaz Sharif owns356-Wexham Road,Slough SL2 4QL;116 Byron Avenue, Honslow TW 46LY; 149 The Crescent, Slough SL 12LF;332 Wexham Road, Slough SL 25QL;24 Railway Road, Kings LYNN PE 30 1NF; and 149 The Crescent, Slough SL 12LF.
Hamza:24 Jermyn Street,LiverpoolL8 2XA; 14 Garrison Close, Liverpool L8 OHA;65 Ellerker Avenue,DoncasterDN4 OAY; and75 Wellingley Road, Balay,DoncasterDN4 8TB.
Hasan Nawaz: Avenfield House, Parklane,LondonW!K 7AF;62 Springfield Road,WolverhamptonWW 10 OLJ; and119 Eton Avenue, Wembly HA0 3 BA.
Kulsoom Nawaz: 200 The Frithe, Slough SL 2 5RW;30 Lloyed Road,ManchesterM19 2RF; 16 Grasmere Parade,Wexham Road,SloughSL 25HZ; 1/1,Clerk Street,EdinburgEH 8 9JH; and 201St. Andres Road,BirminghamB9 4NB.
Mariam Sharif:78 Edinburgh Road,LondonE17 7 QB; 9 Sturrovk Close,LondonN15 5 JA;49 Avenuse Road,LondonN15 5 JPG;6 Selby Square,LondonW 10 4 AP; 4 Highfield LAN, Maidnhead SL6 AG; and200 Richmond Hill Street,AccringtonBBO% OPZ.
Responding to the charges,Punjabgovernment spokesman and PML-N Senator Pervaiz Rashid said the Sharifs had not been doing business abroad with black money.
He said they started business there after 1999 to earn their livelihood. “Everybody has a right to invest legally earned money anywhere,” he said.
The Senator said the Sharifs did not plunder national wealth like Zardari.
