---Says throughout country’s history dictators used "corruption rhetoric", incumbent govt doing the same LONDON, Dec 01 (INP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar has said that he declared all his assets in his tax returns, stood for transparency and the only property owned by him in Pakistan has too been seized by the government. Speaking in BBC News' show "HARDtalk", he hitting out at incumbent PTI government said, "I have my main residence in Pakistan which has been taken over by this regime. I haven't gotten too many properties. My net worth is what has been (inaudible)". Ishaq Dar replied in negative when asked whether he or his family owned any assets. Responding to a question, the former finance minister said that his sons were financially independent and that he does not provide for them, confirming that they owned a villa. "They're adult, they're married and they have been doing business for the past 17 years," he said of his sons owning the villa. Dar replied in negative when asked whether he was in Britain to escape accountability in Pakistan. The "corruption rhetoric" has been used throughout Pakistan's history by dictators and the current government was doing the same, he alleged. He said, "I can prove that I have done nothing [wrong] and I have all the evidence [to support this]. My name was not mentioned in the Panama Papers." Lashing out at anti-corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the former finance minister accused it of targeting the government's opponents. "It lost its integrity a long time ago," he said of the anti-graft body, adding that he had said the same when he was a minister during a press conference. Ishaq Dar said, not filing tax returns for the past 20 years was the prime allegation against him which was wrong as he had filed his tax returns in the UK, the US and Pakistan as well. "I am here for my medical treatment — I have a cervical [issue]," he said, adding that he was in London for almost three years. The former finance minister when asked, if his property and all the taxes he had paid were on record then why was he hesitant on going to Pakistan, he replied: "Well, let's see what is happening in Pakistan. Where are the human rights in Pakistan? Dozens of people have been killed in NAB's custody, virtually." To a question whether he or Nawaz Sharif have any credibility with the masses, Dar said, "What credibility does the Imran Khan government has? The whole world has witnessed, it was a stolen election." Everybody knew "the election was stolen from us" and that human rights observers and independent analysts were of the view that the 2018 general elections were rigged, he added. He said that the results transmission system was disrupted and that polling agents were expelled from the polling stations and PML-N electables were made to switch loyalties before elections. In response to Nawaz Sharif's allegations on the current army chief, Dar said "The buck stops at the top", adding that the former prime minister was fighting for civilian supremacy when his government was sent packing. "Is it a surprise to you, Mr Sackur?" he asked the interviewer, saying that the "deep state" existed in Pakistan and everyone knew about it. When asked whether he was accusing the Pakistan military of subverting democratic processes in the country, Dar replied in the negative. "It's not the military, let's talk about individuals," he said. "It is the wishlist, the plan of certain individuals." When asked about Nawaz Sharif's ascension in politics and how he once used to be close to General Zia ul Haq, the former finance minister said he did not agree with the analysis. Dar said the incumbent interior minister had said that if Nawaz Sharif would not have problems with the establishment, he would be the four-time prime minister. "Why would he say that?" he asked. The PML-N leader said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had given "21 statements" against the military in the past. "I mean, he was known as Taliban Khan," said Dar. To another question about PDM leaders backing away from Nawaz Sharif's accusations against the army, Dar said that there was a confusion among people about the former prime minister and the armed forces. "I think there seems to be a confusion in the matter. Mr Nawaz Sharif, as prime minister or otherwise, is not against the army," he said. "He blames certain individuals and says the buck stops at the top." Ishaq Dar said that PM Imran Khan was leading a fascist government in Pakistan, saying that when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister, the country was well on its way to prosperity. He said that for the first time since the 1950s, Pakistan had reported a negative GDP whereas during the PML-N's government, the stock market was performing well. Dar said that the Opposition's ultimate aim was "supremacy of democracy" and the rule of law, calling upon all institutions to work within their domain. INP/SB