Islamabad,
\nPakistan\u2019s ousted premier Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday claimed that the infamous Adiala Jail was already being prepared for him and alleged that three members of the joint investigation team (JIT) formed to probe his family\u2019s business dealings abroad were his \u201cworst political opponents\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sharif, 68, made the remarks after appearing before an accountability court in Islamabad in a corruption case concerning his family\u2019s Avenfield properties, Dawn reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cHouse cleaning has already begun in Adiala Jail. Do they know in advance that somebody is coming?\u201d Sharif asked.<\/p>\n
The Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi is an infamous prison where Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhavi was kept.<\/p>\n
Sharif and some of his family members are facing charges relating to their ownership of posh properties in London. He resigned as prime minister in July last after the Supreme Court disqualified him over undeclared income.<\/p>\n
Three cases were registered by the NAB against Sharif, his children and son-in-law in the court on September 8.<\/p>\n
The political future of Sharif has been hanging in the balance since his ouster. If convicted, he could be jailed.<\/p>\n
Talking to reporters today, Sharif said the reality of the JIT\u2019s investigative report is being revealed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that the facts that went in our favour were (deliberately) hidden by the JIT,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already know what has come out of Wajid Zia\u2019s mouth and, in a way, he has given us a certificate (of innocence),\u201d he further claimed.<\/p>\n
Though the Sharif family has kept up a narrative that Zia, the prosecution\u2019s star witness and head of the JIT, has considerably weakened the case by failing to hold up to cross questioning, the PML-N\u2019s opponents say the court\u2019s proceedings have been misconstrued by the PML-N to present a distorted picture to give Sharif\u2019s supporters false hopes, the paper said.<\/p>\n
Sharif alleged that of the six members of the JIT, \u201cthree are our worse political opponents. They, or their wives or (other) family members are active members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy case was not a terrorism case. I was doing nothing against the interests of Pakistan. What was the need to include the ISI (Pakistan\u2019s intelligence agency) and Military Intelligence in the JIT?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Sharif\u2019s lawyer Khawaja Haris had completed his cross-examination of JIT head Zia in the Avenfield refence, ten days after he began examining the witness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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