Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that he would bring the lawyers on board in the struggle to establish the writ of law and sanctity of the vote.
During a meeting with former presidents of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) officials, the former premier said, “I have taken a stance on principle and my struggle will eventually benefit the country and its citizens,” amid lawyers’ assurances of support to his cause.
Nawaz said that democracy and strong institutions were imperative for the country’s stability.
Nawaz appreciated the ‘countless sacrifices’ of lawyers during the Restoration of Judiciary Movement in 2009 and said that their struggle for democracy could never be forgotten.
He was referring the movement which was launched in response to the former president Pervez Musharraf’s actions of March 9, 2007, when he unconstitutionally suspended then chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Reiterating his commitment to serve the motherland, Nawaz said, “The end of load shedding and terrorism was near,” adding that his party had served with sincerity and would do so in future as well.
