Incumbent govt has done nothing for the well-being of nation: Shehbaz
LAHORE, Feb 15 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government took record loans.
Talking to media after appearing in accountability court, the PML-N president said that the incumbent government has done nothing for the well-being of the nation. PTI has destroyed country’s economy, he added.
Shehbaz Sharif further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is not worried over my meetings with other political leaders but country’s worsening situation. He said that the corruption of billions and trillions of rupees have been committed by the government, adding that the wealth of the country has been looted with both hands. He said that these are the things due to which PM Imran Khan is unable to sleep.
of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif they have with all including Jehangir Khan Tareen. He said that there is only one target, which is to send Imran Niazi packing, adding that we are working jointly with all the opposition parties.
Earlier Shehbaz Sharif and his son Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday appeared before accountability court in Ashiana Housing and Ramzan Sugar Mills references.
During the hearing, the lawyers recorded arguments over the acquittal plea of Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz. The court adjourned the hearing till February 24.
Earlier, accountability court had nullified the decision of exempting Shehbaz Sharif from the hearings in connection with Ashiana Housing reference.
The court had summoned Shehbaz Sharif in personal capacity and said that It’s not appropriate to exempt an accused in one case while he is appearing in another one.
In January 2020, the accountability court had accepted Shehbaz Sharif’s plea seeking permanent exemption from the hearings of Ashiana Housing and Ramzan Sugar Mills references.
The lawyer of PML-N president had submitted the exemption plea in the court and told that his client was unable to attend the hearings as he was in London at that time.
On October 5, 2018, NAB had arrested Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam for awarding illegal contracts to his favorite firm. However, in February 2019, he was granted bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The anti-corruption watchdog had claimed that the company did not conduct any kind of survey but nevertheless was provided a lucrative sum of Rs 1.5 billion.