Says justice first, elections later, demands redressal of injustice against Nawaz
SAHIWAL
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz Monday said that the elections will be held after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sentence is annulled and bringing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to justice.
Addressing a workers’ convention in Sahiwal, the PML-N chief organizer fired off a fresh tirade at judiciary and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying that elections would be held after accountability.
The PML-N leader lambasted the PTI chairman for violating the agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying that Imran Khan was responsible for bringing the country on the verge of bankruptcy.
She remarked that former prime minister Imran Khan’s alleged facilitators knew he was incompetent, incapable and damaging for the country, yet they imposed him and destroyed Pakistan in Nawaz Sharif’s hatred.
“The country would have defaulted if we had violated the IMF agreement like Imran khan.” “We will have to hold the watch thief ‘Fitna Khan’ accountable before the elections. Remnants of Faiz Hameed is still saving Imran Khan who is still fleeing from courts,” she maintained.
She also demanded redressal of ‘injustice’ against her father and PML-N head Nawaz Sharif, saying that elections will be held after the conviction of Nawaz Sharif is overturned. “The elections will definitely be held only after compensating for the injustices meted out to PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif,” she remarked.
The PML-N leader also lambasted the five-member ‘Panama bench’, disqualified her father, alleging: “The five notorious judges disliked Nawaz and sought revenge from him.” “Nawaz Sharif took Pakistan on the path of development, but then he was disqualified in the Panama case,” she said, pointing out that the economic and development achievements of Nawaz Sharif’s previous governments.
She further alleged that the ‘Panama bench’ had been created by former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed. She also acknowledged that the PML-N may have suffered politically for the time being, but claimed the party stopped Pakistan from becoming Sri Lanka.
Maryam Nawaz added that elections will be held for sure, but first there will be justice, Nawaz get justice in fake cases and Imran Khan brought to book for all his alleged thefts. “The elections will be held after PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be measured on the same standards of justice set for Nawaz Sharif,” she added.
Maryam also accused the judiciary of having dual standards, saying, “Panama case proceedings were held on a daily basis while proceedings of Imran’s cases are moving at a snail’s pace”.
She claimed that the PTI chief was running away from courts, making excuses over his plaster every time he was summoned. “First, he [Khan] will appear in courts in all the cases against him and then elections will be held”, she added.
The PML-N chief organiser also expressed reservations over some of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan larger bench formed to take up the suo motu notice on delay in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections, adding that the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has also expressed reservations about these judges.
Maryam also brought up the leaked audio clip of former judge Arshad Malik, who sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the assets beyond means case. The PML-N leader advised Imran Khan to select the election symbol of a ‘rat’ instead of a ‘bat’ for dodging courts.
Speaking at the convention, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will take the country out of the economic woes after the latter’s return from London
Sanaullah slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, saying, “Imran’s Jail Bharo Movement has been denounced by the masses.” He blamed Mr Khan for several crises, saying the deposed premier had been busy staging protests, the long march, and the “Jail Bharo Movement” for the past eight months.
He believed the country was suffering not only from an economic but also from a constitutional crisis. The Interior Minister, who lavished praise on PML-N senior vice president Maryam Nawaz, stated that Ms Nawaz’s role will be important in getting rid of Mr Khan.
Recounting the contributions made by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Sanaullah said, “Even now, the only solution to all the problems facing the country is the leadership of Nawaz Sharif.”
