ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday decided to launch a public contact campaign across the country in case deposed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is convicted by an accountability court in the Al-Azizia and Flagship references.
As per details, a meeting of the PML-N Central Organising Committee was held in the opposition leader’s chamber at the Parliament House.
The PML-N supermo presided over the meeting as party president Shehbaz Sharif, and other leaders, including Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Hamza Shehbaz, Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Tanveer, Asif Kirmani, Abdul Qadir Baloch, and Marriam Aurangzeb were in attendance in the meeting.
Sources said it was decided that a public contact campaign will be launched across the country if the former premier is convicted by the accountability court which is to announce its verdict in the remaining references against him on Dec 24 (Monday).
Hamza Shehbaz will spearhead the campaign.
The proposed campaign will be launched from Dec 30 when the party will organise an event in Lahore in connection with its foundation day. Hamza Shehbaz and other senior party leadership will address the event.
Sources said the PML-N leadership further decided to contact other opposition parties.
A day earlier, the accountability court hearing the Al-Azizia and Flagship references against former PM reserved its verdict and will announce it on Monday (Dec 24).
