Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday had a telephonic contact with the chief of PML-N Mian Nawaz Sharif and discussed the current political and economic situation in the country.
According to sources, the PML-N leaders discussed the recent letter of the President Dr Arif Alvi to prime minister. Nawaz Sharif directed the Shehbaz Sharif to inform the public about the facts in response to the president’s letter. Nawaz Sharif said that the president’s has exceeded his constitutional authority. He said that the government’s narratives regarding unnecessary interference of the president should be presented before the nation. They also discussed the government’s performance and exchanged views about the PTI’s politics of protests. They also discussed the government’s steps for relief to the public.
PML-N, which has now and then accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of enjoying support from within and outside the country, has prepared a strategy to expose the former prime minister’s false narrative, on Saturday citing sources. According to the sources, the ruling party has planned to raise awareness among the people about the facts at the organisational conventions and gatherings. PML-N Senior Vice President and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz will unveil the identities of Imran Khan’s local and international handlers next week. She is going to address a rally in Kasur on Monday where she will reveal the facts, sources said.
Khan, the country’s deposed prime minister – whose government was ousted after a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly in April last year – is facing several legal cases and had been called by the courts to appear before them. Previously, Maryam had alleged that the PTI chief was being supported by the judiciary, saying that the country needed honest judges, and not “Imran loyalists” (Imrandaar judges) for treating all political leaders without discrimination.
She made these comments while addressing a PML-N workers’ convention in Rawalpindi. Maryam said that Khan was still being supported as he was not appearing before the courts and hearings in cases against him were being delayed. She said she was not talking about honest judges but those part of the Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid legacy. Mocking Khan, the PMLN senior vice-president said that while he could go to Rawalpindi for his party’s gathering with his injured leg, he “cannot appear before the court”. The politician added that if fingers were raised at the judiciary, it would have to conduct its accountability.
