In a scathing attack on Thursday, Maryam Nawaz, the senior vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), accused a "cabal of five" of being behind the ongoing political and economic crises in Pakistan
The group allegedly includes sitting and former Supreme Court judges and the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, General (retd) Faiz Hameed
Addressing a workers' convention in Sargodha, Maryam Nawaz held Gen Faiz responsible for leading the group and claimed that their actions had contributed to the country's problems
She further stated that the "cabal of five" had undermined the democratic process in the country and was responsible for curtailing the freedom of the press and the judiciary
During her address, Maryam also displayed the banner containing images of former Supreme Court chief justices Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khosa, and two sitting apex court judges — Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan as well former ISI chief Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed
“He [Gen Faiz] appointed himself as the army chief… he wanted to become army chief but Nawaz Sharif could not become his pawn so he picked Imran Khan to fulfil his objectives,” she added
Maryam said Gen Faiz told one the PDM leaders that “Nawaz Sharif needed to be cut to size”
“When establishment dumped this ‘trash’ [Imran Khan] then these two judges took up the mission to bring him back to the power
They are not judges but remnants of Faiz Hameed
” The PML-N senior vice president's remarks come at a time when Pakistan is grappling with multiple challenges, including a worsening economic situation, political instability, and rising inflation
The country's political landscape has been marred by allegations of corruption, political polarisation, and interference by the military establishment
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official/videos/923602802128161/ Maryam said Imran was just a frontman of the “cabal of five” as political instability caused by them triggered economic crisis leading to sky rocketing inflation in the country
She also lashed out at the PTI chief for appointing “Punjab’s biggest dacoit” Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as his party’s central president in Punjab accusing the former PML-Q leader of corruption and being the “henchman of establishment”
‘Leftover govt’ The ruling party leader also urged her uncle, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to not care about the incumbent government which she said is a “leftover” of previous PTI-led government and hold those accountable responsible for destroying the country’s economy
“I am asking Shehbaz Sharif to not care about this government which is remnant of the previous government and bring them to book for destroying Pakistan,” she remarked
Speaking about the PTI’s “Jail Bharo Tehreek” (fill prison movement), Maryam said Imran asking his workers to court arrests while “he himself is hiding in a mouse hole”
“Leaders lead from the front like Nawaz Sharif… jails for workers and bails for himself,” she remarked
‘Nawaz only solution to country’s woes’ Earlier, while addressing the convention, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Imran Khan will not accept results even if the elections are held within 90 days
“He wants to create instability in the country and will take out long march and refuse election results on the pretext of rigging allegations,” he said
“We will defeat him in the elections whenever the polls are held
” Sanaullah said only former premier and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019, can lift the country out of crises
“Mian Nawaz Sharif will return to the country very soon
The country’s woes cannot be resolved without him
He is an experienced leader and will bring the country out of troubles,” he added
“Establishment’s henchman [former president] Ghulam Ishaq Khan and later General (retd) Pervez Musharraf conspired against Nawaz when the country was progressing
” Sanaullah said Nawaz Sharif eliminated terrorism and ended power outages from the country when he came to power in 2013
“But then again Imran Khan was imposed upon the country through a conspiracy
Nawaz is coming as he is the only solution to the country’s woes
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| Date: | 24-Feb-2023 | Reference: | View Original Link |
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