Era of Sharif family's arrogance is now over, says Pervaiz Elahi

GUJRAT: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi reacted to the conviction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield reference case, and said the era of the Sharif family is now over.

The former chief minister Punjab, while addressing media in Gujrat, said the Sharif family should also be held accountable for the Model Town incident.

“The era of the Sharif family’s pharaoh-ism and arrogance is now over. They should also be punished for the Model Town incident,” he said.

He said the Sharif family is responsible for their current situation, and that they ran the country like their personal business. “No one even operates an industry like they ran the country,” he said.

He said the corrupt politicians will be wiped out on July 25 when the general elections take place, and those who worked honestly with good intentions will also be supported.

It may mentioned that an accountability court sentenced Nawaz Sharif to ten years in prison, along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz to seven years imprisonment, while son-in-law retired captain Safdar was given one year. The court also imposed hefty fines and ordered their property seized in favour of the government of Pakistan.