“Is getting acquitted in fake cases after facing long court proceedings the sign of being a ladla [blue-eyed boy of the powers that be? ]” asked Marriyum on Sunday in a press conference held at the party’s headquarters at Model Town neighborhood of Lahore. The PML-N is being tagged by its rivals particularly the PPP as being the new favorite of the establishment. These parties and some analysts point to the relief being offered to PML-N leadership, including PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and the party president, Shehbaz Sharif, by courts. Read More: Shehbaz acquitted in Ashiana housing referenceAn accountability court in Lahore on Saturday acquitted Shehbaz in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2018.

Source: The Express Tribune November 19, 2023 22:36 UTC