Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence and riots prompted in the nation by the supporters of ex-PM Imran Khan following his arrest on corruption charges. In his first address since the unrest, Sharif acknowledged the tumultuous nature of Pakistan’s political history and added that “revengeful acts in politics never rendered good results for the nation”.
Sharif slammed Khan for the ongoing unrest in the nation and raked up the alleged corruption practices carried out by Khan during his tenure as the PM. Sharif said during Khan’s rule, the federal ministers used to air details of cases against political opponents, in which even the family members were not spared by the authorities. “Not only political opponents but family and relatives were not forgiven too,” PM Shehbaz said.
He also termed damaging public property an “act of terrorism” and “enmity” towards the country.