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Vowing to bring former president Pervez Musharraf to the court soon, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said, "The time has come for those who violated the Constitution to be punished".
While speaking to PML-N workers and leaders following the Friday congregation, Sharif said: "The courts will have to be awakened on Musharraf's cases."
Sharif, whose second term as the prime minister ended as a result of the then army chief Musharraf's coup in October 1999, said that the former president is a "coward" and is making excuses to stay abroad. "If he is so brave, he should come to Pakistan and face the cases."
Earlier this week, for the first time since Nawaz's disqualification at the hands of Supreme Court, the Sharif family publicly said that initiation of a treason case against Musharraf by the PML-N government was the reason behind his ouster.
“Will we see any court hold Musharraf accountable for his crimes?” Sharif had asked, expressing hope that "it would happen one day".
Musharraf is currently facing trial in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
A day after Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's chants of "Musharraf qatil" on Benazir's death anniversary commemoration at Gari Khuda Bux, Musharraf issued a video message, saying that there was no evidence against him in the case.
He had added that Sharif and Bilawal had suddenly begun making statements against him to pressurise the army.
In response, Bilawal had demanded Musharraf to come back to Pakistan and "face his court cases, if he has the courage to do so".
Musharraf has been declared an absconder in a treason case and that of Benazir Bhutto's murder by the Supreme Court and an anti-terrorism court, respectively. He left the country for Dubai last year on the pretext of receiving a medical treatment.
"I am a commando and I love my homeland. I will come back in a few weeks or months," he had said before leaving.
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Dec 29, 2017 03:56pm
if you are so brave why dont you bring him to Paksitan.??
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Dec 29, 2017 04:08pm
As a nation, we are all corrupt and we elect the corrupt leaders.
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Dec 29, 2017 04:16pm
So, why did you let him go in the first place? The court clearly left that decision to you!
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Dec 29, 2017 04:37pm
You were PM for 4 years, what have you done...... your party is still in power.... issues red warrant, contact interpol and do it if you can.... war of words is too much....
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Dec 29, 2017 05:10pm
Face your trial do not worry for others nation knows who has kept the Pakistan money abroad.
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Dec 29, 2017 05:31pm
now they are making these issues highlighted to get political gain for next election , they are making fool to the nation and try get them self proof innocent. If they are really concern about him they must bring him back to the country and start all the cases they have made on him.
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Dec 29, 2017 05:48pm
Living abroad with out a single word of allegation of financial corruption is far better than living in the country with a plethora of financial allegations. Nawaz Sharif sahib must understand the rules of the game and stop hoodwinking the nation by leveling baseless allegations against clean people.
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Dec 29, 2017 05:50pm
He was brave enough to visit Pakistan and face all the charges. You could not stop him leave the country.
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Dec 29, 2017 05:54pm
No need to challenge others, face your case bravely and stop insulting vital institutions of Pakistan.
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Dec 29, 2017 05:57pm
Musharraf was the best president Pakistan had also he was great General.
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Dec 29, 2017 06:11pm
When is NS going to get over musharraf - whenever NS gets a cold he blames musharraf
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Dec 29, 2017 06:15pm
@Abdulla Hussain Well said. This is a fact that unnecessary and irrational squabbling over non issues is mere waste of time. The nation is awash with most serious financial issues having a profound bearing on the lively-hood of majority of people, who are in fix to how to adjust to ever rising prices in daily use items and other commodities, and would be least interested to find an outcome of this futile debate exposing who is brave or who is not. I hope that in the end common sense will prevail.
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Dec 29, 2017 06:18pm
@Khan want add one more word in your statement. Plus the whole nation is ignorant cannot differentiate between corrupt and honest.
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Dec 29, 2017 06:34pm
If you were brave enough you wouldn't have run away leaving behind your voters. These voters you abandoned and now you are trying to foolish them by asking for their support! YOU ALWAYS BETRAYED YOUR VOTERS.
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Dec 29, 2017 06:40pm
If your government had built adequate medical facilities in the country when you had the chance, Musharraf wouldn't have left the country to seek medical treatment in the UK.
Ring any bells, Mr. Sharif??
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Dec 29, 2017 06:48pm
Bring your sons back first, then demand from others.
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Dec 29, 2017 07:03pm
First of all why don't you accept the wrong you done and return back all the money you looted from Pakistan.
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Dec 29, 2017 07:08pm
Musharraf is first degree of coward!!
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Dec 29, 2017 07:20pm
NS violated the constitution and his oath by looting poor Pakistani nation
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Dec 29, 2017 07:28pm
He was in Pakistan for a long time when you were Prime Minister. Also, when is Ishaq Dar coming back?
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Dec 29, 2017 07:42pm
"The time has come for those who violated the Constitution to be punished".
I certainly hope so that no new adventurer violates the Constitution any more. Four violations are too many.
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Dec 29, 2017 07:55pm
@salman ... corrupt ex PM excuse is that his sons are not Pakistani resident. Only when this excuse suits them. Lame excuse like the Calabri font forgery.
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Dec 29, 2017 08:15pm
Bring your corrupt finance minister home to face charges of corruption.
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Dec 29, 2017 08:40pm
Interesting comments ...folks...When they call the roll in the Senate or in assemblies , the Senators and our so called representatives do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.
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Dec 29, 2017 09:16pm
Brave are the ones who face the battle, not hide in distant land. Brave are the ones who try diffuse the tension nor aggravate the tension
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Dec 29, 2017 09:19pm
We should bring Musharraf back - kicking and screaming, if we have to. Every day that he open his foul mouth outside the country, our international standing sinks further (if that is even possible) because of his asinine diatribes.
The man is a coward to heart and a complete nut job.
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Dec 29, 2017 09:40pm
Why are you worried about him? First, take care of your cases and then think about others.
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Dec 29, 2017 09:40pm
@Khan
It's a way of distracting others.
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Dec 29, 2017 09:51pm
Musharaf was not corrupt like you.
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Dec 29, 2017 09:54pm
Nawaz Sharif should not point finger at others for accountability, when he himself is evading accountability. He has also abused and threatened the Supreme Court. In his last tenure he and his supporters had physically attacked and damaged the Supreme Court building. He must be punished for not just financial corruption, but destruction of government institutions. That is treason. No politician or political party can be above the law.
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Dec 29, 2017 10:02pm
Nawaz, how can you ask someone to appear before these courts when you are youself the victim of what you call partial judgements bing awarded by them?
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Dec 29, 2017 10:13pm
Musharraf is Not Brave but he has learnt his lesson from his previous visit ( from self imposed exile to coming back to Pakistan thinking that he will straight walk to the presidency ! ) and he know " he can not be bitten from the same hole twice ...... So call him any thing you want , He will not take the bate again
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Dec 29, 2017 10:26pm
Disqualified PM must not say about former COAS,who alhamdolillah is brave and smart. He served the nation well. He is not like coward guys who gathered their ill gotten money, and now begging for NRO.
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Dec 29, 2017 10:27pm
First bring PK's Treasure that you and your family have looted.
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Dec 29, 2017 11:38pm
Sharif said: "The courts will have to be awakened on Musharraf's cases."
I believe the courts are already awake, that's why you are no longer the PM, all this isn't about justice, its about revenge. As for bringing Musharraf back to Pakistan to face the courts, you no longer have the power or the authority to do anything, its limited to your party, that's all. I do hope Musharraf comes back to face the courts, the people must know who did what, and be punished accordingly.
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Dec 30, 2017 12:06am
If you are so brave, why don't you take Muhsharraf to court over his declaration of martial law? Are you afraid that people will discuss your attempt to murder him?
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Dec 30, 2017 12:09am
Both PPP and PMNL are so scared of Mush. If Mush is allowed free movement, he will clean sweep elections 2018.
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Dec 30, 2017 12:22am
In that case, why don't you bring Ishaq Dar first?
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Dec 30, 2017 12:25am
Tell that to Ishaq Dar as well.
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Dec 30, 2017 12:38am
@sabeeh ahmad Excellent comment.....
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Dec 30, 2017 12:51am
@SM I take it you have also taken bullets for your country then? (to be in a position to judge whether Musharraf is a coward or not)
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Dec 30, 2017 03:10am
Great to see so many arguing for the boys. Has any one ever dared to hold boys responsible for loosing half of the country. Talk of even billions is peanut against that. If you cover for them, they will repeat history.
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Dec 30, 2017 05:07am
NS and his cohorts should be behind bars after SC verdict.
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Dec 30, 2017 06:09am
Hr will never come back unless he smell favourable government in Pakistan.
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Dec 30, 2017 07:29am
All the people remember that Benazir had many cases against her and the proceedings were going in the court. She sought the permission to go abroad and gave the undertaking that she would come back and face the trial proceedings but she never came back. Politics took a different turn and President enacted a law known as NRO and cases against were withdrawn following which she came back and got busy with the struggle to become prime minister again. Zardari demands that Musharraf should come to Pakistan and face trial. He should have tendered the same to his wife, but he did not.
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Dec 30, 2017 09:17am
The main issue of this country is corruption and looting of national wealth and Musharraf Sahab or his associates are not involved in it but Sharifs and Zardari associates are respinsible and have to return the looted money to the nation.
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Dec 30, 2017 10:03am
The same thing could be said about Nawaz Sharif if he is so brave then why he is still so afraid to provide money trails in Panama Leak's case.
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Dec 30, 2017 10:10am
@Sher Jang Gilgit-Baltistan "financial corruption" is far less damaging than "institutional corruption" that Musharraf did. What Musharaf did is canceling some thing called "Constitution" that keeps or constitutes Pakistan together. Damaging constitution is huge damage to a country's existence than "financial corrupion". Of course both corruption is wrong, but your ranking of which-one is worst is inverted.
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Dec 30, 2017 10:18am
Pakistan has changed, NS you need to worry about your corruption cases. Hopefully, you are not going free this time.
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Dec 30, 2017 10:30am
Your govt also played a part in letting him go.
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