Judges always welcomed lawbreakers: Nawaz

LAHORE: PMLN Quaid and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said the judges always welcomed those with bouquets who abrogated the constitution, dissolved the parliament and packed democracy.

Addressing the 13th meeting of the party’s parliamentary board here, he said the country was doing well in 2017 when the policies of his government were delivering far-reaching results.

Nawaz and the party President Shehbaz Sharif presided over the meeting.

Senior Vice President and Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Vice President and former chief minister of Punjab Hamza Shehbaz, head of election cell Ishaq Dar, Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal, PMLN Punjab President Rana Sanaullah, central and provincial office-bearers, and divisional coordinators attended the meeting.

“Industrialization was taking place and growth was on the upward trajectory but after two and a half years, our government was abolished and an incompetent person was imposed on the nation,” he said.Nawaz said the dollar was not allowed to fluctuate for four years, but as soon as the PTI founders came to power, it went out of reach.

“RTS was closed to get them into power. Sadly, we remained silent even after seeing all this happening,” said Nawaz.The former premier said parliamentarians from other parties were picked up to bring about ‘Tabdeli’, which was not more than an illusion.

At that time it was said that Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz should not come out of jail; otherwise, their two years of hard work will go down the drain. He said the nation wanted to know what kind of that hard work was.

“We all witnessed that and remained silent, which led the country to the present sorry state. Neither India nor America nor Afghanistan did this to us, but we did this to ourselves,” said Nawaz with a tinge of melancholy.

The meeting interviewed suitable candidates from Faisalabad Division and considered applications for more than 150 party tickets.After the meeting, Nawaz also helped in reconciliation between Mian Farooq and his sons Mian Muazzam and Mian Qasim. He quoted Quranic verses and instructed Mian Muazzam to apologize to his father Mian Farooq and brother Mian Qasim. Mian Moazzam apologized to both father and brother.

Mian Muazzam had applied for the party ticket against his father’s will.Talking to the media after the meeting, Ahsan Iqbal said no seat adjustment was done to lose and only winning candidates were fielded. He said in spite of the government of political opponents, they gave development plans to Sindh.Speaking on the occasion, PMLN Sindh President Bashir Memon said all decisions were being taken by Nawaz Sharif.