Nawaz speaks

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday said his party had not sought any National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and urged the government to disclose the names of those who were asking for such a favour.

“Who has sought an NRO. The government should make public the names of the politicians or the political parties, who have sought the NRO,” addressing journalists at the premises of Accountability Court.

He said it was the most painful time for him when his wife was breathing her last, while he was in jail. He had remained inactive politically since her death, he added.

Nawaz said, being a good friend, Jamiat Ulemae-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was respectable for him, and his party was an ally of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. They met on Sunday and he would share the topics of discussion with his party leaders, he added.