Observer Report
Islamabad
On Monday Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif, adding that the Imran Khan regime was frightened by the opposition’s alliance and had resorted to highhandedness against political opponents.
Bilawal, in a statement, said that National Accountability Bureau notices and arrests of opposition leaders showed that the regime was scared of the opposition’s unity. He demanded immediate release of Shahbaz Sharif and an end to the use of NAB as a tool for political victimisation.
The statement comes hours after the PML-N president was arrested from the Lahore High Court premises after a two-judge bench rejected his interim bail plea in an asset beyond means and money laundering case.
The PPP chairman said that a runaway dictator is facing heinous and serious charges but neither any notice issued against nor was he arrested. “Serious allegations are also levelled against Imran Khan’s sister and his special assistants but they were never summoned,” he added.
