Allegations proved wrong: Shahbaz Sharif

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said the Supreme Court verdict on Hudaibya Paper Mills case had endorsed their stance based on truth and justice.

In a statement, the chief minister said, “This judgment is a victory for justice and truth and I bow my head before Almighty Allah in gratitude.”

Shahbaz said he was thankful to the Supreme Court whose decision had upheld the truth and justice, adding that “it has been transpired that truth always emerged and justice has prevailed”.

“Today is the most important day of my political life and the allegations hurled on me have proved false and baseless as a result of the verdict,” stated the chief minister.

“The time has come that all the political parties and their workers should set aside the traditional politics of weakening each other and utilise their energies for national development and changing lives of the disfranchised segments of the society,” he pleaded.