PM condemns misuse of Punjab Anti-Corruption for political vendetta

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Muhammad Ashraf, and said the Anti-Corruption Department, Punjab was being used as a tool of political vengeance.

He said on the behest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Imran Khan, the department was being used against politicians.

The prime minister regretted that like National Accountability Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency, the Anti-Corruption Punjab was being exploited.

He stressed that instead of pressurizing the politicians, there was a need to focus on the problems of the general public.

Shehbaz Sharif expressed solidarity with the arrested politician Muhammad Ashraf.