ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Tuesday accused political rival Nawaz Sharif of acting on an agenda to delay elections.
"Nawaz Sharif is on an agenda to delay elections for two years," Ahmad said, adding that the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) president has today, more than ever, committed contempt of court.
"Maryam Nawaz har brought her father to this stage and she alone will complete the next task."
Ahmad was referring to Nawaz's address at PML-N's social media convention earlier today where the former premier had said that the time had come to raise the flag for the supremacy of justice in Pakistan.
"The time has come now to raise the flag for the supremacy of justice. Our history shows that all those dictators which came to power, were legitimised by the courts," the PML-N chief had said.
Nawaz had also lamented that Pervez Musharraf broke the Constitution but his case is still pending in the courts, yet "they gave the verdict against us in a matter of weeks."
The former prime minister also questioned his disqualification by the Supreme Court. "Where have you heard that a leader is disqualified because he did not receive a salary from his son?" Nawaz asked.
“A ladla (dear) is excused despite admitting to his crime,” Nawaz said in an apparent reference to Imran Khan.
He added that he had previously run a campaign for the supremacy of the judiciary in 2009 and is not against the institution. "Those who refer to me as a coward, are the ones who went and hid in Rawalpindi when the time came for fighting for the judiciary's supremacy."
Referring to the upcoming elections, Nawaz claimed that the PML-N will have a historic win.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan lashed out at Nawaz later in the day, stating that those who were brought to the forefront by dictators are today talking about democracy.
Imran's criticism of Nawaz came during his press conference alongside Pakistan Awami Tehreek's Dr Tahirul Qardri.
Referring to the start of Nawaz's political career, Imran said there is only 'one dear' in politics.