ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharifhas responded back to the remarks from the NAB Chairman over hisallegations.

He on Wednesday said that if National Accountability Bureau’s sun had beenshining all over Pakistan, then it was a good thing.

Speaking to media here, Shehbaz said 99.9 per cent of loans provided to 12million people in Punjab were returned, but on the other hand, individualsgot billions of rupees loans waived off.

He said the nation would shower its blessings upon the NAB for taking anindiscriminate action against mega corruption scandals.

Suggesting his political rivals to demonstrate maturity, the Punjab chiefminister said his opponents were welcomed to hold rallies in Lahore, butthey should also heed on health facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Shehbaz said that Imran Khan should first compare 2011 and 2018 publicgatherings, and then challenge his party for a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan.

The statement by the PML-N president came after NAB chairman Justice (retd)Javed Iqbal said the anti-graft body’s “sun was shining across the countrynot just in Punjab.”

The NAB chief’s remarks came in response to an earlier statement byShehbaz, in which the Punjab chief minister had said that the sun of NABwas shining over Punjab, adding that the anti-graft body’s investigationsin the province were welcomed but he would not accept double standards.