PML-N, PTI Hit Out At Each Other As SC Hears Elahi's Plea.

ISLAMABAD -- As all eyes are now set on the Supreme Court that will decide the fate of PML-N government in Punjab, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Saturday chided the ruling coalition by asking the state institutions how long they will allow 'mafia' to plunder the country?

On the other hand, the ruling PML-N : the rival party of opposition PTI - has toughened its stance on the issue of election of chief minister in Punjab with the senior party leader Maryam Nawaz saying that 'enough is enough' and they would not accept the 'unilateral decisions' of the apex court. In a series of tweets, ex-premier Khan said that in just over 3 months, 'the Zardari-Sharifs' mafia has brought the country to its knees politically and economically; simply to save their illegally accumulated wealth amassed over 30 years of plundering Pakistan.

'I can say with certainty after my interaction with our nation and their response to my call for Haqeeqi Azadi that the people of Pakistan have had enough and will not allow these mafias to continue their loot and plunder,' he said.

He warned that the country was not far from Sri Lanka's situation when the public poured out to the streets.

Khan alleged that these people have been plundering Pakistan for the last 30 years and are now responsible for the present economic meltdown. 'These thieves should never be allowed to sell our national assets in a devious manner they are attempting. The nation will never trust them with our national assets.'

On the other hand, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif made it clear that her party should not be expected to bow down to 'unilateral decisions'. 'Enough is enough,' she said while referring to the apex court's short order...

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