ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has hinted at tentative jailterm for the former PM Nawaz Sharif.
He said that Nawaz Sharif was ready to go to prison for the sake ofprinciples, adding that he did not expect the former premier to be servedjustice by the NAB court, an obvious hint towards NAB Court upcomingjudgement as SC deadline looms.
Abbasi said so during an interview to Geo News.
He said the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s narrative was of ‘givingrespect to vote’ and ‘performance’.
Ousted from the PM Office by the Supreme Court in July 2017, Nawaz has beenrigorously campaigning with the slogan ‘give respect to vote’, while at thesame time facing corruption references filed against him and his family bythe National Accountability Bureau (NAB).