Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said that a conspiracy was hatched on May 9 — the day when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case — a conspiracy was hatched to topple the army.
“A conspiracy to overthrow the army was hatched on May 9 and any democratic government will not tolerate treason,” said the former prime minister, adding that the facilitation of the perpetrators of the May 9 events would be “anti-national”.
Shehbaz made these comments while speaking to journalists in Lahore on Wednesday after he appeared before an accountability court in the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference.
The court had summoned Shehbaz a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) alleging that the former chief minister of Punjab misused his authority by using public funds for the construction of a bridge to facilitate the Ramzan mills, owned by his sons.
Speaking about the upcoming elections, which are stated to be held on February 8 next year, Shehbaz said that the polls should be conducted on time.
