Nawaz Sharif summons emergency CEC huddle over Shehbaz's arrest
Hamza Shehbaz met Nawaz Sharif at latter's residence in Jati Umra.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has on Sunday termed arrest of its party president ‘unacceptable’ whereas supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has summoned an extraordinary huddle of PML-N’s central executive committee on Monday to devise future strategy.
As per details garnered, the Hamza Shehbaz met Nawaz Sharif at latter’s residence in Jati Umra.
Sources privy to PML-N disclosed that PML-N supremo has decided to play an active role in the politics once again.
On the other hand, Hamza Shehbaz stated that PML-N would quash ‘fake mandate’ of Imran Khan by sweepings upcoming by-polls.
He was addressing women convention in Lahore.
“Shehbaz Sharif saved billions in mega-projects. He was summoned in Saaf Pani scam [by National Accountability Bureau] and when nothing was found against him, the arrest was made in Ashiana Housing scam.
“After winning by-polls, PML-N will prove that countries are run through courage and vision, not through donations”.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam on Oct 5. The former chief minister was charged with awarding illegal contracts to his favorite firm.
Shehbaz was apprehended during his appearance before NAB in Saaf Pani Company scam. Sources told that three files were tabled before him.
The Bureau quizzed Sharif regarding a tender awarded to a private consultancy company for a survey of the Saaf Pani company.
The PML-N president had failed to satisfy the probing team of the bureau during the investigation and was ultimately arrested.
The anti-graft watchdog has claimed that the company did not conduct any kind of survey but nevertheless was provided a lucrative sum of Rs 1.5 billion.
