Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said the controversial report of Joint Investigation Team on Panama case is an amalgam of accusations by opponents and lacks any substantive evidence. While chairing PML-N’s parliamentary party meeting, he said that ‘not a single sentence gives a clue that Nawaz Sharif is guilty of corruption’. However, he expressed confidence that the Court would listen to his apprehensions regarding the JIT report, adding he believes in rule of law, democracy and respects the courts. Nawaz Sharif categorically said that he had a clean conscience and would not resign on the demands of those who were rejected by the masses not once, but several times. He thanked the nation and his party members for standing with him with full unity and devotion. The report only targetted his family’s 62 years of business matters through allegations, accusations and source reports. He said none of the contracts and tenders relating his hundreds of projects were blemished with commissions, kick-backs or corruption. Sharif said an uncalled-for campaign was launched following his success in 2013 general election, including the sits-in. He said that this was the third attack, but Allah is with us and so our nation. He said the stock market was in a plunge due to present circumstances that earlier touched the record bullish trend of 54,000 points. Sharif said in the past as well, he braved all challenges put against him and remained steadfast to his stance and ideology. Even I did not lose heart when declared ineligible to contest election and nor bowed before the dictatorship of General Musharraf, he added. Nawaz Sharif said he did a long march for the restoration of judiciary risking his own life, whereas those claiming them as big leaders went underground. He said several American and British leaders had telephoned him not to his life by leading the long march. Sharif said never in the country’s history, the power generation projects were initiated at such large scale. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said his government along with the military eliminated terrorism amid the news that terrorists were about to infiltrate the capital.He said the national economy was progressing well and the Gross Domestic Product could rise above 7 percent had the continuous conspiracies of anarchist political elements ended. He recalled that before 2013, Pakistan was going to be declared as a failed state, however such scene was out of question at present. Earlier, the party members gave a warm welcome to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his arrival to chair the meeting. They gave a big round of applause and thumped desks.Federal Cabinet, in its meeting had also expressed its confidence on PM Nawaz Sharif. It was an announcement by the Prime Minister not to resign and his decision was endorsed by cabinet members. The full expression of confidence by the Cabinet and PML-N’s parliamentary party on Prime Minister negated rumours regarding PM’s resignation. The PM enjoys confidence of the Cabinet as well as his party. The opposition parties should wait for the final verdict of the Supreme Court on this case and should avoid creating political uncertainty in the country.The leadership of PML-N should show maximum restrain and should handle this situation wisely and carefully and try to seek support of coalition and other political parties.
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