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FIR against Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan for 'supporting' India

New Delhi
October 7, 2020

Lahore Police has registered an FIR against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and several other members of his party PML-N for 'supporting' India, a report said.

The FIR was registered on Monday by the Shahdara police station in Lahore on the basis of a complaint by a Badar Rasheed, who has alleged that "Nawaz is carrying out a planned conspiracy to defame Pakistan and its institutions by making inflammatory speeches", Pakistani news reported.

According to the report, the complainant has alleged that Nawaz Sharif supported Indian policies during his speeches on September 20 and October 1, "so that Pakistan would continue to remain on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list'."

In a televised speech on Thursday, Nawaz Sharif had alleged that the Pak military had rigged the 2018 vote that brought the country's current Prime minister to power.

"The main purpose of Nawaz's speeches is to isolate Pakistan in front of the international community and to declare it a rogue state," the complainant was quoted as saying.

The case against Nawaz Sharif has been registered under various provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code against cyberterrorism, criminal conspiracy, conspiracy to wage war against Pakistan, sedition etc the report said.