Nawaz Sharif needed security as he has fought terrorism: State information minister

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ISLAMABAD: The person who has fought terrorism with determination would have needed security for his safety, said Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday while responding to criticism to the 'official protocol' given to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

While speaking to the media in the federal capital, Aurangzeb said the people of Pakistan have understood the difference between protocol and security.

She added it was security not protocol given to the former prime minister since he has made efforts to eradicate terrorism from Pakistan.

About Nawaz’s appearance in the accountability court tomorrow, Aurangzeb said the former prime minister has set a precedent. She added Nawaz did not need to escape the courts or accountability since he is the person who has brought educational reforms and prosperity to the country.

According to State Minister for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry, who was also present on the occasion, Nawaz was given security as he is the most important person in Pakistan. He said those who were criticising the security measures may hold issues if they want to.

About the former prime minister’s return, Talal said Nawaz has come to Pakistan from London not only to appear before the court, but to also participate in politics.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan posted criticism on official protocol given to Nawaz. While tweeting regarding the matter, Imran stated it was wrong to use taxpayers’ money for a “discredited prime minister”.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/165697-nawaz-needed-security-as-he-has-fought-terrorism-marriyum-aurangzeb

 

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Marriyum urges state institutions to stay within their constitutional limits

Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb has said deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif was presenting himself before the law and urged all state institutions to operate within the ambit of the Constitution.

Speaking to the media outside the accountability court on Thursday, she said the former premier had pulled the country out of darkness, ushered in an era of prosperity, and given it the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and road infrastructure, checked terrorism in its tracks and given the first ever health and education systems.

Therefore, Nawaz Sharif did not need to run away from accountability and the country, she added.
The state minister said only a person like Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, who she said had been abusing and denigrating state institutions and was a real thief, would run away from the courts and use abusive language against them.

The minister said that Imran Khan could not face the people publicly “because he knew he was a thief.” She said that Nawaz Sharif had said he would himself set a tradition of accountability in the country and by appearing in the courts, he surely had set a unique example.

The ousted prime minister had also said that nobody would be able to avoid accountability and those who were raising a hue and cry would also be taken care of soon, Marriyum said, adding that by appearing before courts, Nawaz Sharif wanted to restore the sanctity of vote and honour of the people, who had elected him prime minister for the third time.

Referring to the PTI chief’s objection on security being provided to Nawaz Sharif, she said he did not understand the difference between protocol and security. “A person who has fought against terrorism surely needs security while the one like Imran, who has been a part of them and supported them, do not,” she said.

The people of Pakistan were with the Constitution and Nawaz Sharif, who loved them, served them and put the country on the path of sustained development, said the minister.

Marriyum reiterated that only the elected representatives could serve the masses and bring prosperity to the country and unless the sanctity of the vote of the people was restored, the country could not march ahead.

She said neither the Supreme Court nor JIT and NAB could unearth any corruption against the thrice elected prime minister and after one and a quarter year sent him home on ‘Iqama’ (work permit for UAE).

“Collection of evidence was outsourced to companies in London, but no incriminating evidence could be found from the heaps of material that was collected,” she added.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/154819...tutions-follow-sharifs-footsteps-abiding-law/

 

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Democracy is the best revenge

 

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Maryam Aurangzeb respecting state institutions by sitting at the feet of Maryam Nawaz and doing "hukum kar meray aaka"