LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was being ousted from politics on accountability pretext under a ‘conspiracy’.
In a statement issued here on Friday, he said that opponents were, in fact, opposing the country’s welfare due to their enmity for Nawaz Sharif.
He said there was not a single case or proof of corruption or misuse of office by the former PM.
Saad alleged that several new interpretations were being created to punish him.
He said the country suffered earlier at the hands of ‘popular leaders,’ whereas violators of constitution and providers of legal protection to the dictators were given safe passages.
“Surrounded by strong enemies, Pakistan cannot bear internal strife; it is need of the hour to struggle for progress by joining hands instead of quarrelling with each other,” he suggested.
The minister said that there is only one way for the betterment of the country and that was by “forgiving” one another, as the country could only progress through unity.
“The PML-N govt has five times more supporters than its opponents,” he claimed, adding nothing could divert them from their rightful track.
