Presidency dismisses Shahbaz Sharif’s claims

ISLAMABAD: Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar dismissed allegations leveled by Shahbaz Sharif that the Presidency was behind any move to get him declared as loan defaulter and thus ineligible to contest elections.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, Farhatullah Babar said that NAB is an independent institution under the law and was not under any obligation to take directions from the Presidency.

The Presidency has nothing to do with any information that NAB may or may not give to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) under the law.

He said the Presidency is not involved in partisan political activity and its only interest and concern is that free and fair elections are held in a level playing field in which voters are able to elect who they wished to see as their representatives.