NAB Ordinance a black law, says Saad in NA after arrest

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday railed against the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, saying it is a black law which was promulgated by former rulers to make politicians to switch loyalties.

Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly for the first time after his arrest by the anti-graft watchdog, he thanked Speaker Asad Qaiser for issuing his production orders to enable him to attend the session.

“The NA speaker’s decision added to the house’s sanctity,” he said and added it would have been better if the production orders were issued on the first day without wasting six days.

He said he and his brother had been accused of setting up a fake housing society. No evidence thus far had been produced against him despite his arrest, he asserted.

Mr Rafique claimed, “The scoreboard of arrests awaits more members of the PML-N and PPP.”

He said the PML-N and PPP had never tried to dethrone the PTI. Controlling the opposition by branding it thief and robber won’t help but will rather create problems for the government, he warned.

“Revenge and ego are the biggest obstacle in Pakistan’s progress,” he said and added he had suffered the anguish of languishing in prison but didn’t want others to go through the same.