ISLAMABAD: Criticising the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) for terming the `ongoing accountability` of the Sharif family a `conspiracy against democracy`, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has asked the ruling party to reveal the names of the conspirators.

Addressing the PML-N, he said, `Tell the nation who has hatched the conspiracy, army or the judiciary. We don`t want your dramas anymore. We want answers.

`The nation is standing with the Supreme Court,` Mr Khan said while talking to reporters outside his Banigala residence here on Thursday.

He warned that people would take to the streets to defend the courts if the rulers tried to take any step against it.

Referring to the statement of the prime minister`s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, after her appearance before the joint investigation team (JIT) probing Panama Papers case, he alleged that the Sharif family was making a hue and cry after its failure to bribe the judiciary.Asked if the JIT should visit Qatar to record a statement of the Qatari prince, Mr Khan said if the prince could visit Pakistan to hunt houbara bustards and to do businesses, then why he could not come to confirm the claims made by the Sharif family.

He said that if his former wife Jemima could send complete details of 15-year-old transactions, why the Qatari prince could not send history of the banking transactions.

He alleged that the government had awarded a Rs200 billion project at Port Qasim to the Qatari prince on a single bid.

The PTI chief said that the PML-N members had celebrated the formation of the JIT `like criminality is something to be celebrated` and now they were trying to discredit and threaten the JIT. He said that `repetitive narration of conspiracy and innocence will not spare the Sharif family from accountability.

Mr Khan said that the PML-N was destroying every institution in an effort to hide corruption of the Sharif family. `You are destroying institutions while saying you are trying to save democracy. Does saving democracy look like this?``These Bollywood film scenes you are doing after appearing before JIT are useless,` he said.

Mr Khan said that the nation was waiting for his call and was ready to take to the streets in defence of the Supreme Court. `After July 10, you will see how people will come out,` he warned. He claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif would also have to face accountability and would also have to go.

Replying to a question, he said the cases against the PTI in the Election Commission of Pakistan were politically-motivated.

Four leaders to join PTI Four more leaders from different political parties are expected to join the PTI on Friday (today).

A source told Dawn that the leaders from the Pakistan Peoples Party, the PML-Q and the PML-N will announce their joining of the PTI at a press conference with Imran Khan in Nathiagali.

The source claimed that those joining the party were Moazzam Jatoi of the PPP, Nauman Langrial and Deewan Ikhlag of the PML-Q and former PML-N MNA Faiz Wattoo.