CJP's focus should strictly be on issues that fall under his domain, says Nawaz

PML-N leader says Wajid Zia's statements in Avenfield references today vindicated his stance

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that cross-examination of the star witness in the Avenfield corruption reference vindicated his stance.

Speaking to the media outside the accountability court, Nawaz, without naming anyone, said cases lodged against him were fraudulent rather than political in nature and backed by various ‘powers’.

“The bench which used demeaning language against us has been embarrassed after Zia’s statement today,” Nawaz said.

Nawaz quipped that since he cannot be punished in corruption references but "if the motive is to punish me at any cost then the only way left would be to include my name in other mega corruption scandals"

Nawaz said he had not looted Pakistan’s money but prevented it from being looted.

Dwelling on Justice Saqib Nisar’s visits to hospitals and medical colleges, Nawaz said that it appeared that he wanted to find something against Sharif family but he could not find anything because there was nothing to be found.

"We have Sharif Medical and Dental College and Medical City which is providing best healthcare facilities and education to the masses."

Drawing the top judge’s attention towards more than 1.8 million pending cases in the courts, the PML-N Quaid said people expected justice from the judiciary. “His [CJP] focus should strictly be on issues that fall under his domain.”