LONDON (INP): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership’s high-level huddle in London reiterated its support for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and said a minus Nawaz formula is not acceptable.
The meeting which is underway at the residence of Hasan Nawaz is being attended by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Fawad Hasan Fawad.
According to initial reports, it was said during the high-level huddle that Nawaz’s disqualification on the basis of Iqama had rallied supporters around him as the party feels he was not given a fair trial in the Panama Papers case.
The participants of the meeting also said that there is no space in the political landscape of the country for any unconstitutional step and there is no support from any quarter for such measures.
The high-level huddle also stated that the media was being used to create propaganda.
The three corruption references filed against the Sharif family by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will be an important point of discussion during the meeting, sources told Geo News.
The former prime minister said that he will return to Pakistan soon. While lauding the efforts of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Nawaz welcomed the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.
Nawaz was responding to questions posed by the media after arriving in London. While responding to a question, he said that the stock exchange of the country took a nosedive shortly after his ouster by the Supreme Court.
The former premier said his dismissal caused instability in the country and the stock exchange plummeted by 10,000 to 12,000 points.
Addressing media after arriving in London, Nawaz Sharif said: “What to speak of stability and progress if the elected leader of the country is ousted on the basis of Iqama (foreign work permit) and not Panama (Papers),” said Nawaz.
Nawaz further said that if a government becomes weak, then it decreases the strength of the state as well. Condemning attack on journalist Ahmed Noorani, Nawaz urged a thorough probe into the incident.
