LAHORE – Former Punjab CM and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)president Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the arrests of party leadershave raised question mark on the transparency of the forthcoming generalelections.

Expressing his concerns over the arrests of PML-N leader, Shehbaz Sharifsaid that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should end theimpression of being his party on target.

“The arrests have raised question mark on the transparency of the upcomingelection,” he added.

The ex-Punjab CM also demanded the ECP to immediately take notice of thesituation and said that the anti-graft body’s revenge activities is anattempt to harm party’s electoral campaign.

“We have approached the ECP against NAB’s revenge activities under article218(3) of the constitution,” he said and added it is the responsibility ofthe Commission to provide political parties equal opportunities of freeelection campaign.

Shehbaz went on to say that portraying the party’s politics of service as acrime was wrong, adding that the PML-N is most famous party of the country.

We are proud of our relationship with the general public and the PML-N hadfailed such tactics in the past with the support of the public.

Earlier, on Monday, the anti-graft agency had apprehended PML-N leader andcandidate against Ch Nisar from NA-59 Engineer Qamrulul Islam.

Besides Qamerul Islam, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Waseem Ajmalhas also been arrested who was appointed illegally.

According to NAB, the PML-N leader had awarded contract of 84 watertreatment plants unlawfully and water plants in four Tehsils mentionedcostly in bidding papers based on dishonesty.

According to NAB, the accused had awarded contract to SB Pumps Company andKSB Pumps Company on high rates, and got contract of 102 water plantscontract approved from board of directors.