Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) senior vice-president and chief organizer Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that “traces” left behind by Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid could still be found in the institution, which Pakistan Supporting the movement. -Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan till date.
“He (Khan) is still being facilitated by vestiges of the previous establishment, as his interests are intertwined,” Maryam said.
Commenting on Khan’s resistance to face court for multiple cases against him, Maryam said it was the first time she had seen a politician not complying with court orders despite repeated reminders. .
Maryam added that the judiciary has judges who are honest and full of integrity, but there are still “some traces” of the former head of inter-services intelligence through which “he operated”.
“Not the institution, but some people are supporting Imran,” he said, explaining that the cricketer-turned-politician was still involved in the “deal” and was therefore not appearing before the courts.
Mocking Khan, the PML-N senior vice-president said that while he could go to Rawalpindi for his party’s gathering with his injured leg, he “cannot appear in court”.
The politician further said that if fingers are pointed at the judiciary, it will have to be held accountable.
Talking about the way Khan was facilitated to form the government in the past, Maryam said: “People from our party broke away from others to form his party. People who supported him. If not supported, they are selectively disqualified.
He claimed that the ousted prime minister’s government – which was ousted after a no-confidence vote in April last year – was given guidance for four years.
“Money was brought to them from abroad when they needed it,” said the Muslim League (N) leader.
Maryam termed the content of the alleged audio leaks of former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as bench-fixing. “I said long back that bench fixing is happening. Parvez Elahi’s leaked audio is proof of this.
In response to another question, Maryam said that PML-N and PTI cannot be compared at all. Criticizing Khan, he said: “You offered extension to (former army chief) General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa.”
He said that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif did not come to power because of General (R) Bajwa but because of Khan’s incompetence.
‘This is Nawaz Sharif’s homeland’
In response to a question regarding the return of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, he said that this question does not apply to him, adding that the concern should be why he had to leave the country again and again.
Maryam said that this is the homeland of Nawaz Sharif and he will return to the homeland.
You won’t find any instance in the 75-year history of Pakistan where the leader of the country’s largest political party has been targeted in the name of accountability.
“Fake cases were registered against him and he not only appeared before the law [judiciary] but also accepted the victim with dignity in the larger interest of the country,” he added.
The former prime minister returned home despite fears of imprisonment, Maryam added, adding that the PML-N supremo bravely faced political revenge.
Whenever the country moves towards disaster, Nawaz is called. He comes back and makes the country self-reliant, but then an adventurer comes and ousts him,” he said.
The PML-N leader said that the country’s wealth was wasted on collecting evidence against Nawaz, but nothing was found against him.
Muslim League-N is preparing for the election.
Referring to Khan’s Zaman Park residence as a “bunker”, Maryam rebuked him for hiding inside it and avoiding court.
The PML-N leader said that the fate of his party’s political opponents is written on the wall.
When asked if the party was running from the elections, Maryam said: “Who said [we] are running from the elections? I am in front of the people and preparing for the elections.
He added that all the places he visited recently were part of the election exercise. “We are preparing for elections. Everyone wants tickets from PML-N.
The chief organizer of the party said that there is a list of those who came to the Muslim League-N from all four provinces.
Maryam claimed that ‘PML-N tickets are still in the highest demand in Punjab.
‘Never inherited govt in such bad state’
Highlighting the current economic crisis caused by the political crisis, Maryam said that her party had never inherited a government in such a bad state.
“No party likes to stake their political career,” he said, adding that the damage done in the last four years will not be repaired in four months.
Taking a jibe at Khan’s narrative about relations with friendly countries, the PML-N leader said the language used by the PTI chief has put the country’s relations with all such states at stake. Has been installed.
“He violated the agreement he signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when he realized his government was being ousted. This is a criminal mentality,” he added.
Commenting on the problems of the people suffering from inflation, Maryam Nawaz said that the government’s hands were tied and it could not give them relief despite its will.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar does not want to increase the prices of essential commodities considering the hardships of the people, but he had to do it due to the compulsion of the IMF.
Equation with Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Maryam Nawaz, talking about the rumors of differences between her and former senior vice president of Muslim League (N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, said that she had a detailed discussion with the former prime minister regarding his resignation for two and a half hours.
Maryam Nawaz said that Abbasi’s separation from the party will be an insult not to him but to me. However, Khaqan said: “You are my sister” and that he wanted to give me some space.
He added that the former PML-N leader had given him his “valuable opinion”.
She said that I will not let Abbasi go and neither is he going anywhere.
