He was reportedly warned against proceeding to Lahore by road by some of the senior party leaders including his brother Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. “How many metros has Mrs Nawaz Sharif built?”
Caravans of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supporters, led by local leaders, are en route to Islamabad whereas workers along the GT Road have completed preparations to give their leader a rousing welcome. The PML-N will go in review petition in the Panama Papers case, he said.
He has also planned to deliver speeches at important places where even bigger crowds of supporters are expected to turn up.
To a question, Raja Zafarul Haq said the struggle of PML-N was against the disrespect of people’s vote.
Sharif, however, has brushed aside all concerns and told his colleagues that it was vital to touch his supporters to inform them about his ouster, according to sources.
Punjab police in collaboration with Motorway Police have made an alternative traffic route and diversion plan to facilitate the commuters and maintain the flow of traffic during the PML-N rally from GT Road Rawalpindi to Lahore. The timing and venue of gathering has not been announced, as it is not known how long he would take to reach to Lahore.
All arrangements have been finalised Sharif’s Lahore visit. By challenging the SC, Sharif was attempting to destroy the judicial system.
Talking to PTV, he said that Nawaz Sharif was symbol of hope for the people who elected him thrice as Prime Minister of Pakistan.