LAHORE: The front runner for the historic May 11 polls, Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s crime of detaining judges of the higher judiciary can not be excused, DawnNews reported.

Speaking at an election rally in Kasur, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief said he was personally ‘saddened’ by the treatment Musharraf is getting, pointing towards his arrest. However, 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 Pakistan People’s Party government, Sharif said that over all law and order situation of the country has deteriorated 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 Zardari 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.