Khawaja Asif alleges 'Saqib Nisar convicted Nawaz Sharif to take revenge'

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that he regretted the audio of former Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and accused him of transcending all limits in his enmity with Nawaz Sharif.

In a tweet on his official handle, the Defence Minister said Saqib Nisar some 14-15 years back mentioned his two complaints with Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif which were totally baseless.

He asserted that he could reveal these facts to the media.

Khawaja Asif alleged, “You (Saqib Nisar) took revenge on Nawaz Sharif and convicted him. How long will you continue to breed this venom.”

میاں ثاقب صاحب آپ کی آڈیو سنی بہت دکھ ھوا آپ نواز شریف دشمنی میں بہت دور چلے گئے۔ آپ نے 14/15 سال قبل اپنے نواز و شیہباز شریف کے ساتھ 2گلے مجھ سے بیان کیے جو سراسر بے بنیاد ھیں میں میڈیا پہ حقیقت بیان کر سکتا ھوں۔آپ نے نواز شریف سے بدلہ لے لیا اسکو سزا سنائ ۔اب کتنی دیر اور اس…

— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) April 25, 2023

Alleged audio leak

Earlier in the day, an alleged audio leak of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar and Khawaja Tariq Raheem surfaced.

In a purported audio tape of a conversation the former CJP Saqib Nisar guided PTI’s Khawaja Tariq told about the contempt court plea.

READ: EX-CJP SAQIB NISAR REACTS TO ALLEGED AUDIO LEAK

He told Khawaja Tariq Raheem to study the 2010 suo motu then he will understand the contempt court plea. In response, Khawaja Tariq Raheem said in clause 3 there is a way out.

The ex-CJP said that it is the only way out they have otherwise the case is closed. He added that after what happened in Azad Jammu Kashmir, it’s a straight case of contempt court.