ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister and supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif thanked the nation on Monday for coming out to vote for his party and believing in his policies in the by-elections held on Sunday.
Speaking to the media outside an accountability court in Islamabad, the former premier said that, despite the current situation, thousands of people cast votes in favour of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and that was indicative of the times to come.
“We received more votes than we expected,” Nawaz said, adding that for the first time in Pakistan’s history, such results are seen despite the fact that PTI was ruling in the centre.
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The elder Sharif expressed that people came out in droves to vote for the PML-N. “Shahid Khaqan Abbasi emerged victor during the by-election and we even nearly won from the Rawalpindi constituency. The other seats were not ours and we still defeated PTI on them,” he added.
“These results send out a message and are indicative of the times to come,” he said.
Nawaz asserted that everyone should pray for the well-being of the country, adding that he served the country with honesty and can be cross-checked.
“In the last four years, dollar did not exceed Rs104 but we have seen where the rate of dollar has gone in the last 50 days,” he added.
“During our time things were not this expensive and people were happy,” he further said while adding that basic items were affordable and the poor were satisfied. “It is owing to the prayers of these satisfied citizens that the PML-N is emerging victorious,” he continued.
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Nawaz regretted, “All of a sudden everything changed. I was imprisoned and cases are being made against me while Shehbaz has been imprisoned and remanded in National Accountability Bureau’s custody.”
The former premier also lamented, “The way Saad Rafique is being treated it is as if he will be imprisoned tomorrow if not today.”
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“Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and I are facing a treason case, but God willing these times will change,” he said.
Polling for the by-election was held in 35 constituencies on Sunday, with 11 seats each of the National and Punjab assemblies, nine of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and two each of the Sindh and Balochistan up for grabs. Results from the 11 NA constituencies saw the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) win four seats apiece.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) retained the two seats that were vacated by Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, while the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) won the NA-35 constituency in Bannu.
The PTI was unable to retain the two seats won by Prime Minister Imran Khan in the July 25 general election.
