Lashing out at Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday over his comments regarding the possible arrest of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, former interior minister Rana Sanaullah said that his predecessor Sheikh Rashid’s current predicament should be considered before making such remarks.
The country has suffered the impact of conspiracies against Nawaz, said Sanaullah, adding that the Almighty’s blessings and the force of the public were with the three-time former premier.
He warned Bugti to look at Rashid’s current state – the latter was detained earlier this month and has not been produced before the courts yet.
“Implicating Nawaz in false cases was tantamount to enmity with the country and its people,” claimed Sanaullah.
He advised Bugti against attempting to increase his “stature” by building rhetoric against the PML-N supremo. “Don’t worry about Nawaz. He has faced both prisons and the forces. You worry about your own work. It won’t be the federal government or the interior minister who will decide where Nawaz will go when he lands at the airport on October 21, but the public.”
Sanaullah further claimed that Nawaz has always abided by the courts and will do so again.
The former interior minister’s remarks were seconded by PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, who took to X, formerly Twitter, to caution Bugti against exceeding his “political stature”.
She advised the interim interior minister to use his resources to provide security and peace to the people. Nawaz is “for life” while Bugti is in office temporarily, she said, reminding the latter that the PML-N supremo has occupied the prime minister’s office thrice.