BAHAWALPUR- Nawaz Sharif on Friday slammed the trend of “disrespecting thevote” and said he will ensure the sanctity of vote is respected.

“No stone was left unturned to destroy Pakistan in the last 70 years…Irebel against whatever has been happening in the 70 years,” he said in anaddress to a rally here.

The deposed premier reiterated his objection to his disqualification by theSupreme Court and said he was sent packing because he did not draw salaryfrom his son’s company.

Criticising political opponents, he said his party rid the country of majorissues that no other party did.

“Has any other party built a motorway or power plants in the country,”Nawaz asked.

Prior to him, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) chief Imran Khan for entering into alliance with Pakistan PeoplesParty for election on top Senate seats

“Imran was crying hoarse his senators were sold to the PPP now he hasdonated all his supporters to Zardari,” said Maryam while addressing therally.

Slamming the PTI chief, she asked if true leaders sell their votes “in openmarket” when in their interest.

A day earlier, Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz addressed PML-N’s social mediaworkers convention in Faisalabad where she spoke about contempt of courtnotices issued to leaders of her father’s party, saying contempt of courtlaw cannot be used to defend weak and unjust decisions.

Maryam also spoke about National Accountability Bureau’s references againstthe former prime minister and said that the deadline for the probe body hadexpired.

She said that nothing has been found against Nawaz Sharif in the ongoingcorruption cases in the past six months.