ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday asked Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and DG ISI to present evidence before the nation on whether the Opposition leaders have committed treason.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists outside the premises of the Supreme Court, Shahbaz reiterated that none of the Opposition leaders have committed treason. \u201cWe did not invite any foreign power and neither are we involved in any foreign conspiracy,\u201d he said, adding that this issue should be clarified.<\/p>\n
\u201cI demand COAS and DG ISI to take notice of this issue and produce evidence in the Supreme Court if we have committed treason,\u201d Shahbaz said, adding that he has never spoken such clear words before.<\/p>\n
The PML-N leader said he will also present this request in front of the Supreme Court, \u201cwe will put this demand forward through our lawyers that please review this matter and create a forum in which the matter is clarified.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recalling their previous demands, he said: \u201cWe have been raising this issue for last three-and-a-half years that this government and the prime minister is illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n
He complained that when the joint Opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan practising its constitutional right the former PTI-led government raised the issue of \u201cforeign conspiracy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Opposition leader said: \u201cIt is now time for the army officials, who have made innumerable sacrifices, to clarify whether the National Security Committee (NSC) passed a resolution in which the role of Opposition in the \u2018foreign conspiracy\u2019 is stated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid they sign those minutes? See if it has the approval of the establishment?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n
Replying to a question regarding the formation of the caretaker government, the PML-N leader said that he has not received President Arif Alvi\u2019s letter in this regard, adding that first, they want the Supreme Court to resolve the issue of the unconstitutional step taken by the president and prime minister and then they [the Opposition] will talk about other matters.<\/p>\n
He said that if the matter isn\u2019t resolved, the country will become a \u201cBanana Republic\u201d.<\/p>\n