LONDON: Ousted premier and president of Pakistan Muslim League-
Nawaz (PML-N)
Nawaz Sharif, whi
le lashing out at the NAB references against him, said
that the revengeful accountability was damaging Pakistan.
Nawaz, who reached London along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz, told reporters at the airport
that those who validated martial law committed bigger crime. “Will those persons be made accountable?” he questioned.
“References are being made against me and my children … I do not admit these references at all,” the former premier said. “They are based on victimisation and meant for spreading unrest in the country.”
“A dictator grabs a prime minister in Pakistan, while a judge also does the same,” he lamented, adding, “I do not accept this accountability.”
“Are courts only made to justify martial laws??
?? Nawaz questioned, asserting, “This too is a crime and there would be accountability for this as well.”
Nawaz said
that sit-ins have become a tradition in the country now. He said
that the person who ended electricity load shedding from the country has been disqualified.
The former prime minister said
that democracy in Pakistan was being ridiculed for the past 70 years and questioned
that why only the prime ministers are ousted from power. Commenting on Justice Baqar Najafi commission report on Model Town tragedy,
Nawaz demanded
that all commission reports should be made public now. He said
that the reports by all past commissions formed in the country, including the Hamoo
dur Rehman commission, should be made public. The ex-premier further said
that decision by five judges has devastated and destabilised the country.
Published in Daily Times, December 7th 2017.