ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb said that even the star witness in the Avenfield property case Wajid Zia, while recording his evidence, had unequivocally admitted that Nawaz Sharif had no connection with the concerned property as during the investigations he did not find any document that established that link.
Talking to the media outside the Ehstab Court on Wednesday, she said that Wajid Zia further deposed that the property was purchased by Nescol and Nielson and there was no documentary evidence to establish that Sharif had made any payment for it or paid any utility bill. She said that his statement was being reported by the media. Marriyum said that in the case regarding the font used in the property deed, the statement of Robert Retley was also in front of everyone.
The minister said that an elected prime minister was sent home on the basis of holding an iqama and today the star witness had spoken in his favour. She said that Sharif’s opponents had not been able to establish any case of corruption or kick-backs against him. The minister said that seventeen prime ministers had to endure a similar kind of treatment and it was continuing even today. She said that Sharif was taking the same case to the people so that it does not happen in the future.
She said that nobody had taken the petition to the court against an elected prime minister but a verdict was delivered.