Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that despite all efforts Imran Khan can't come to power through a backdoor.

A statement released by the CM alleged that all expectations of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief are interlinked with the report of the Joint Investigation Team probing the Panama Leaks case which is surrounded by conflicts and controversy.

"Ever since Musharaf's rule, Imran Khan has tried to find artificial braces in politics," Sharif said. "I wish he could have trusted the democratic process instead."

The statement went on to state that Khan got an opportunity to serve people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but "this is not what they [PTI] do."

Sharif remarked that he was waiting for Khan to live up to his claim of filing a reference against him.

He alleged that there is nothing to Khan's politics if "lies and abuses" are to be removed from it.