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Respect SC verdict but have reservations: Nawaz

August 08, 2017

ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (INP): Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has said that although he respects the Supreme Court’s verdict ordering his disqualification, he has reservations about it. In an informal chat with a group of journalists here at Punjab House on Tuesday, he wondered if the people’s mandate will ever be respected. He said even former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani’s case should not have led to his disqualification. Nawaz vows to uncover 'conspiracy' against him When asked if he would retire from politics, Nawaz Sharif said “I have to complete my century now,” adding that he is not one to sit idle at home. “We did not send Musharraf abroad, the courts did,” he said, adding that security threats exist over his GT Road rally but he still has to go home. He told journalists that he was sent out of the office and now he is going home, adding that going home was not a power show. Nawaz Sharif also said that his goal is to initiate a political debate in and out of Parliament so no prime minister can be sent home [the way he was]. Nawaz plans to move to Lahore tomorrow morning in the shape of a rally via the GT Road. He is expected to make several pit-stops along the way where he will address supporters and party workers. INP/AK