Letter circulating with my name is fake: Maryam
Incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam has rejected a letter circulating with her name and signatures as fake and said it was the “work of an evil mind.”
In a post on Twitter, she wrote: “Attached is a fake letter circulating with my name and signatures. Some evil mind at work!”
The fake letter shows her seeking US diplomat Paul W Jones’ help, requesting him to use his influence in order to get relief for the former prime minister, who has been suffering from heart disease.
Meanwhile, a spokesman of the US embassy has also dubbed the letter as fake.
“In spite of my repeated personal requests to competent authorities, the medical board constituted for this purpose continues to report incorrect facts on my father’s condition, perhaps at the behest of certain power lobbies. This has resulted in the courts being misled and preventing ordering necessary steps to be taken to ensure the life of the former prime minister,” the alleged letter stated.
It reads, “The gravity of the situation compels me to appeal to you to use your good offices for intervention in this matter, in the interest of justice and human rights.
“Pakistan has always been a great ally of the US and this alliance was greatly cherished and strengthened during all of my father’s past tenures.
“It is stated as a friend of the US that former Sharif seeks support of the people of the United States of America so that this unfortunate inhumanity can be strongly countered.”
Pakistan Muslim League-nawaz (PML-N) spokesman Marriyum Aurangzeb, also rejected the letter and said it was fake. “Letter to the American administrator is fake,” she wrote on Twitter.
“We only have confidence in God. This letter is an attempt to distract people’s attention from the seriousness of Sharif’s health situation. All those who believe in justice are worried about Sharif’s health,” she added.
A three member bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa will hear the civil petition on Tuesday.
For proper court decorum and smooth functioning of the Supreme Court, special measures have been taken to beef up the security in the premises of Supreme Court of Pakistan.