LAHORE : Questioning the timing of the conviction of PML-N leader HanifAbbasi, party president Shehbaz Sharif appealed to party candidates andworkers to resist and reject such “nefarious designs and remain loyal tothe single-minded objective of ensuring victory for PML-N in July 25 polls.”

On Saturday, the Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) Court of Rawalpindihanded down life term to Abbasi in the case related to misuse of controlledchemical ephedrine.

Following the verdict, the PML-N president took to twitter to vent hisanger over conviction of the party candidate ahead the polls.

“Notwithstanding such discrimination & targeting of PMLN, I appeal to allour candidates & workers to resist & reject such nefarious designs & remainloyal to the single-minded objective of ensuring victory for PMLN in July25 polls, Inshallah. The verdict is also harsh & unfair!”

“Only an exception has been made in case of PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi. Wecondemn the malafides behind the timing of this decision, which ispolitically motivated and seeks to undermine the election campaign of thePML-N