Al-Azizia verdict: Abbasi hints at protest against Nawaz's conviction
PMLN leaders express reservations on the ruling against Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PMLN) leaders on Monday expressed their strong reservations on the verdicts announced by the accountability court in Al Azizia reference against former premier Nawaz Sharif, which sentenced him to seven years in prison, and hinted at the possible agitation by the party’s leaders in the upcoming days.
Reportedly, Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz immediately took to the twitter after the judgment and asserted that it was based on assumptions.
“Convicting the same person for the fourth time is the last hiccup of blind revenge,” she said.
Meanwhile, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that injustice was being done against politicians, and that the party respects court’s judgment and the constitution but ‘the history and people of Pakistan will not forget this injustice.’
He further stated that people around the world have been laughing about the verdicts in their cases.
He stated that the judgment was announced after a delay of six hours and under strict restrictions and limited access to their leaders.
“There is no substantial evidence produced in the case,” he said, adding that dictatorship has followed so-called democratic process in the country.
Abbasi vowed to stage demonstrations in the parliament and on the streets, besides filing an appeal against the verdict.
Besides, the party’s supporters also blocked Kashmir Highway in Islamabad to stage a demonstration against the conviction of Sharif, causing a major traffic jam in the region.
