ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the purpose of references filedagainst him in the accountability court was to stop the treason caseagainst former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.
“I am holding this presser to reveal and bring on record why cases werefiled against me in the accountability court,” Nawaz said while addressinga press conference at Punjab House in Islamabad.
“The purpose of the cases was to get me out of PM House and stop thetreason case against Musharraf,” he asserted.
Upholding his earlier statement that the Avenfield reference was filedagainst him as reciprocal punishment for taking legal action againstMusharraf despite being warned not to do so, Nawaz said, “I was sentmessages that the treason case against Musharraf would create problems forme.”
“Challenges and pressure mounted on me after the Musharraf treason case,”Nawaz continued while addressing the presser.