*LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Mian Shehbaz Sharifon Saturday thanked rival Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief BilawalBhutto Zardari for raising voice against “arrest of PML-N workers” goingtowards airport to welcome party’s supreme leader Mian Nawaz Sharif onFriday*.
Addressing a press conference, the PML-N president said he thanks PPP andits chief for registering protest over arrest of PML-N workers and we(PML-N) too condemn if their workers are facing difficulties in runningtheir election campaign.
“Understand the legal grounds for arrest of MNS (Mian Nawaz Sharif) afterNAB conviction but on what grounds are workers and leaders being arrested?Why is Lahore under siege ? Right to peaceful protest is fundamental fordemocracy,” Bilawal had tweeted on Friday.
Answering a question about his rally’s “failure” to reach airport, Shehbazmaintained that he left for airport on time but couldn’t reach the airportbecause his caravan was moving too slowly amongst the sea of people whocame out in support of Nawaz.
About the upcoming elections, the PML-N president was of the view that hefear rigging and now it is up to the caretaker government to ensure conductof transparent elections.
“It is a test of this caretaker government to ensure transparent polls.. mymessage to them is that, now is the time to stay vigilant and make effortto ensure this exercise remains transparent,” said Sharif.