Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
Saturday said that former military ruler Pervez
PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
's crime of detaining judges of the higher judiciary can not be excused, DawnNews reported.
Speaking at an election rally in Kasur, the Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief said he was personally 'saddened' by the treatment Musharraf is getting, pointing towards his arrest. However,a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
he said that culprits of violating the Constitution and detaining judges deserve to be reprimanded.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad had sent former military strongman Pervez Musharraf on a 14-day-long judicial remand in the judges' detention case earlier on Saturday.
Reminiscing his days in exile, the PML-N chief said the person (Musharraf) who made him suffer "worst days of his life" is so constrained. "I personally feel bad for him," he added.
Criticising the outgoing Pakistain People's Party government, Sharif said that over all law and order situation of the country has tanked so much in the last five years that he was compelled to address the gathering from behind the bullet-proof glasses.
He questioned as what steps had been taken by
President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari
... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ...
for the country's progress during his party's rule.
The PML-N chief vowed to generate employment opportunities for masses living in rural areas of the country after assuming powers. "We will rid the public of inflation and poverty," he added.