Islamabad:  Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has hit back at PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan over his controversial remarks against PML-N leaders in which he claimed that the recent acquittal of the Sharif family members, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was a result of a deal with the establishment.

He said this while addressing a news conference along with other federal ministers including Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Ahsan Iqbal in Islamabad yesterday.

Asif said PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz, Hamza Shehbaz and the prime minister were acquitted by the courts on merit, not due to any "deal".

PPP leader Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan earlier this week claimed that the establishment “rescued” the Sharif family in corruption cases.

He added that graft cases against PM Shehbaz, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were “open-and-shut”.

Responding to his allegations, Asif said the PML-N leaders have always respected the Constitution and courts and the recent court verdicts have proven their innocence. ­­­“We have proved from our words and actions that we don’t want to violate the Constitution and the verdicts have been announced by the courts on merit,” he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 15 2022

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