LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif is now talking about amending the Constitution for his selfish motives, forgetting that he had been using it for his own benefit for the last three decades, says Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek.

Speaking to his party men, he said the “GT Road mission” had only taken veil off their faces. The man, along with his party, stands exposed. The party, which has used the constitution for personal enrichment – both administrative and financial -- now wants to amend it because they are caught in its web.

“Nawaz Sharif should tell the nation how he rose from the finance minister of Punjab to the prime minister of Pakistan instead of crying foul over his exit from power now. The corrupt mafia has damaged the social fabric of the country beyond redemption and is crying hoarse.

“Even at this critical moment, Nawaz Sharif is only promoting his own family. After July 28, Nawaz Sharif has suddenly realised that 80pc of Pakistanis are homeless and living below the poverty line.”

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2017