*LONDON – President Mamnoon Hussain has taken a shot at former PM NawazSharif when he said that corrupt people are arrested as a result of divinelaw.*
*He called for taking action against corruption and accountability ofcorrupt people in Pakistan.*
The President Mamnoon who arrived here told a group of Pakistani mediapersons at the airport that he was in favour of holding accountability ofcorrupt people in the country.
“It’s the divine law that whenever somebody is involved in corruption, heis sooner or later definitely apprehended after investigation for hiscrime”, he said.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom Sahebzada Ahmed Khan wasalso present at the airport to receive the president.
When asked about the purpose of his visit to the United Kingdom, PresidentMamnoon Hussain said that he was there on the invitation of the RoyalCollege of Physicians Edinburgh.
He said that there must be accountability of the corrupt people in Pakistanbut it should be carried out fairly and across the board.