QUETTA Dec 02 (TNS): Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif is addressing a rally hosted by the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) at Quetta’s Ayub Stadium.
Addressing a rally held on the 44th death anniversary of Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai, Sharif said the ruling PML-N and PkMAP are tied in an “ideological bond”.
He said the Pashtun nationalist gave a lot of sacrifices and spent 24 years in jail for the sake of “ideology”.
Sharif said the late leader had wished to see roads in Pakistan like those in Afghanistan.
“We have implemented his vision… roads and motorways better than Afghanistan exist in Balochistan today,” the former prime minister claimed.
Speaking without the protective shield that is usually present in front of the rostrum during his addresses, Sharif said he had asked for the glass screen to be removed as it was an “obstruction”. He said his security is in the hands of Allah so he doesn’t need the protective glass.
Sharif assured PkMAP chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai of his support at every step.
PkMAP is an ally of the ruling PML-N and is part of the coalition government in Balochistan that includes PML-N and National Party.
Sharif and his family members are currently facing corruption references filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau in an accountability court. The former premier has struck a defiant note since kicking off his mass-contact campaign earlier this month, following the rejection of his review petitions filed against the Panama Papers judgment which ousted him in July.
Addressing a public gathering in Abbottabad earlier this month, Sharif repeatedly lashed out at the judiciary, specifically the Supreme Court bench that had disqualified him. Recounted his many achievements, he said the name ‘Nawaz Sharif’ has now become an ideology, which was synonymous with development.
