In a fiery speech Monday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz demanded redressal of “injustice” against the party’s supremo, Nawaz Sharif, ahead of the next elections.
Addressing a workers’ convention in Sahiwal, Maryam, who also holds the position of PML-N’s chief organiser, said: “Elections will be held after the conviction of innocent Nawaz Sharif is overturned.”
Nawaz — who is residing in London since 2019 — stepped down as the prime minister on July 28, 2017, after being disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court in a landmark decision on the case.
The five-member SC bench had unanimously disqualified Nawaz for failing to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nominations papers for the 2013 General Election, stating that this meant he was not “honest” and “truthful”, as per the Constitution.
Speaking to the PML-N workers, Maryam said: “Justice first, then elections will be held.” She maintained that polls would be conducted in the country when the vote is given respect.
The PML-N leader said that her party was not afraid of elections, adding that they were preparing for the upcoming polls.
“The elections will be held after PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be measured on the same standards of justice set for Nawaz Sharif,” she added.
The PML-N leader asserted that the polls would be held when the “watch thief” is brought to justice. Maryam accused Bushra Bibi, former first lady, of receiving a five-carat diamond for approval of each file during the past PTI-led government.
