Daily Times

JARANWALA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that he was ousted from the country’s premiership because he did not draw salary from son’s company.

Speaking to a party rally in Jaranwala, Nawaz said that he was unfairly disqualified and that he has opted to turn to public’s court for justice. “I was ousted because of this crime. I came to the public’s court to get justice,” said Nawaz.

Referring to his disqualification by the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan in July 2017, Nawaz said that it was the people of Pakistan who chose him as the leader and only the public has right to disqualify the former prime minister.

“It was the people of Pakistan who elected me. Does anyone else possess the right to disqualify me but the people?,” he questioned the rally attendees, while also adding that ‘the nation will reject the decision.’

The former PM also criticised former president Pervaiz Musharraf for ruining Pakistan’s progress by imposing martial law during Nawaz’s premiership in 1999.

“I recall the time when we conducted the nuclear tests in 1999. Pakistan was on the way to become the Asian tiger, its economy was growing, but Musharraf ruined Pakistan’s bright prospects by imposing martial law,” the PML-N leader stated.

Maryam Nawaz blasts political opponents

Addressing the rally, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz took jibes at Musharraf and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan.

Referring to the former president, Maryam said that the elected PM is summoned by the courts with his children, while dictators such as Musharraf are not held accountable.

Criticising Imran, she asked the attendees if they were willing to accept a Pakistan where the judiciary was biased towards a ‘ladla’.

Maryam also lauded Jaranwala native and fellow PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry in her speech, saying that Jaranwala has gifted the party with ‘Lions like Talal’.