ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated his claims thatmany characters were behind the twin sit-ins staged by PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehreek in 2014, warning that he willreveal their names when the time comes.

Speaking to newsmen inside the accountability court on Wednesday, thesupreme leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz expressed that ImranKhan and Tahirul Qadri were amongst many characters who played their partin the protests.

To a query regarding PTI’s rejection of forming a national commission inlight of the recent treason allegations against him, the former premiersaid that PTI neither had character nor any ideology.

He lamented that PTI was the party which stages protests, disrespectsothers, uses foul language and follows the instructions of the umpire.

“The Imran Khan-led party does not have faith in our slogan of ‘respect thevote’,” Nawaz asserted.

The former premier and his daughter appeared before the accountabilitycourt Judge Muhammad Bashir in the Al Azizia reference filed by theNational Accountability Bureau.

Wajid Zia, the head of six-member Joint Investigation team would becross-examined by Khawaja Haris, the counsel for Nawaz Sharif.

The Al Azizia steel mills reference, filed by the National AccountabilityBureau, in the light of directives by the apex court, is among the threereferences filed against former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family members.

The other two references filed by the accountability watchdog pertain toHill Metal Establishment, offshore companies including Flagship InvestmentLtd, and Avenfield properties of London.

Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hussain and Hasan are accused in all threereferences whereas his daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd)Safdar are named in the Avenfield reference only.

Hussian and Hassan Nawaz are UK-based and have been absconding since theproceedings began last year, however, the former premier has been showingup regularly before the court of judge Muhammad Bashir.