Nawaz Sharif: Efforts being made to remove me from politics

Feb 23, 2018, 11:10 IST | Agencies

Pakistan's deposed premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday alleged that efforts were being made to "oust" him from politics, a day after he was disqualified by the Supreme Court from leading his party

Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the Supreme Court verdict outside an accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday. Pic/AFP
Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the Supreme Court verdict outside an accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Pakistan's deposed premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday alleged that efforts were being made to "oust" him from politics, a day after he was disqualified by the Supreme Court from leading his party.

Sharif spoke to the media after appearing before the accountability court in Islamabad where he is being tried for alleged corruption in the Panama Papers case. "This decision is not unexpected for me. First, they paralysed the executive and then they snatched the powers of parliament," he said.

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