'Jaali-e-Azam': Maryam says PM Imran behind Sanaullah's arrest

Bilawal, Shehbaz also condemn arrest, term it 'political victimisation'

Maryam Nawaz has accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being behind the arrest of party leader Rana Sanaullah.

The Anti-Narcotics Force took the PML-N Punjab president into custody Monday while he was on his way from Faisalabad to Lahore.

"What has ANS got to do with Rana Sanaullah? It could not get more absurd," she tweeted on Monday. "He has been arrested for his bold & courageous stance."

Bringing PM Imran into her line of fire, the PML-N leader labelled him as "Jaali-e-Azam" and a "small and petty minded man".

ANF arrests PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah

What has ANS got to do with Rana Sanaullah? It could not get more absurd. He has been arrested for his bold & courageous stance. Jaali-e-Azam being the small & petty minded man that he is, is directly behind his arrest. Make no mistake. https://t.co/7ziuR51u6h

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 1, 2019

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif also lambasted the government, calling the arrest a glaring example of political victimisation.

پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر اور قائد حزب اختلاف شہباز شریف کا رانا ثناءاللہ کی گرفتاری کی شدید مذمت

کسی مقدمے اور الزام کے بغیر رانا ثناءاللہ کی گرفتاری لاقانونیت اور سیاسی انتقام کی بدترین مثال ہے

— PMLN (@pmln_org) July 1, 2019

وزیراعظم کے حکم پر اداروں کو سیاسی مخالفین کے خلاف استعمال کی ایک اور گھناونی مثال آج قائم کی گئی

کبھی نیب، کبھی نیب ٹو اور کبھی اے این ایف کو سیاسی مخالفین کو گرفتار کرنے اور دباو میں لانے کے لئے استعمال کرنا افسوسناک ہے

— PMLN (@pmln_org) July 1, 2019

رانا ثناء اللہ کو فوری طور پر مجاز عدالت میں پیش کیا جائے اور بتایا جائے کہ ان پر کیا الزام ہے؟

رانا ثناءاللہ کی گرفتاری میں عمران خان کا ذاتی عناد کھل کر سامنے آگیا ہے

— PMLN (@pmln_org) July 1, 2019

Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto- Zardari also called Sanaullah's arrest a desperate attempt at political victimisation.

"Sanaullah has been a vociferous critic of the PPP in the past and is currently one of the most vocal critics of the regime. Arrests expose govts weakness and desperation," he tweeted.

Arrest of President Punjab PMLN by Anti-Narcotics force is obviously desperate attempt at political victimization. Sanaullah has been a vociferous critic of PPP in the past & is currently one of the most vocal critics of the regime. Arrests expose govts weakness & desperation.

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 1, 2019