The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a strong reaction to the return of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif, saying the “coward fugitive is returning under judicial asylum”.
In a statement released on Saturday, a PTI spokesperson accused the state of compromising “shame, modesty, law, and justice” to enable the return of a “national criminal” from London to Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif, a three-time former prime minister, ended his self-imposed exile of four years in London and is now seeking a political comeback in the upcoming general elections expected to take place in the last week of January next year.
His smooth return to the country was ensured after he secured relief from the Islamabad High Court and an accountability court, averting the threat of immediate arrest upon landing.
Sharif’s return was facilitated by legal measures, including relief from the Islamabad High Court and an accountability court, which prevented his immediate arrest upon arrival in Pakistan.
Nawaz has been prime minister three times, but was convicted for corruption and money laundering in 2018.
The statement further said that incarcerated PTI chairman Imran Khan launched a political struggle against the nexus between the criminals and the state 27 years ago.
It said that the nation is standing against thieves, mafia and plunderers under the leadership of Khan.
