ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s spokesman Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday criticised former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for “ridiculing” the Supreme Court’s verdict that disqualified him, saying this was unprecedented in the Pakistan’s history.
Referring to the SC’s verdict in which Nawaz Sharif was declared ineligible for public office, Chaudhry told reporters at a press conference that Nawaz keeps asking why he was disqualified.
“Nawaz Sharif failed to prove his innocence during the 134-day hearing of the SC and additional 60-day probe of the JIT. Now he’s asking why he was thrown out of office,” he said.
On Nawaz’s appearance before the accountability court on Tuesday, Chaudhry said that government spent millions of rupees for a five-minute appearance of the former premier.
He further said that Nawaz Sharif reached the accountability court in a convoy of 45 cars.
Fawad also claimed that Nawaz has not returned to the country for accountability but to save his seat.
“How can we expect these people to bring about change?”
Chaudhry also claimed that PML-N leaders are employing delaying tactics to escape punishment.
“Sometimes Nawaz Sharif is not the country, sometimes his children are not. These are ways to waste the court’s time.”
He also demanded that SC should look into the behaviour and speeches of the PML-N leaders and take action against them.
“Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will be indicted by the accountability court on Wednesday but he has no shame as he still hasn’t resigned,” he concluded.