Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed has asserted that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif should explain the existence of 19 companies hidden behind his Iqama (foreign work permit).
Nawaz was ousted as the prime minister by the Supreme Court in July this year for reasons that involved him holding the work permit.
Rasheed commented on Friday morning, “If according to Nawaz, being indicted is a ‘murder of justice’ then ‘Nawaz’s politics has also been murdered.”
The opposition leader added that it remains to be seen what decision the around-40 ruling party lawmakers ‘wearing joggers’ will make, considering that the entire party leadership from south Punjab is ready to leave the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Rasheed was amongst the three petitioners in the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case.
Nawaz has been indicted in three corruption references underway against him, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar in an accountability court in light of the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Panama Papers case.
Moreover, Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada suggested on Thursday that ex-prime minister should step down as the party president until his problems disappear from the public front.
“It will be better for the PML-N if Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif takes over as the party president until Nawaz Sharif comes out of the problems.” said Pirzada.