Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s party accuses ruling PML-N of spreading false propaganda against it to ‘avenge’ Nawaz Sharif’s defeat

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Islamabad, Pakistans leading right-wing Islamic leader Maulana Fazlur Rehmans party has alleged that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was spreading false propaganda against its ideology and central leadership because of its supremo Nawaz Sharifs electoral defeat in the February 8 elections, a media report said on Sunday.at..

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Mufti Kifayatullah said the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nominee Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan in the NA-15 Manshera-cum-Torghar constituency by defeating former premier Nawaz Sharif was the result of the partys political strategy, the Dawn newspaper reported..

Shahzada Gushtasap Khan, who fought as an Independent after the Pakistan Election Commission deprived former prime minister Imran Khans party of its election symbol of a cricket bat, polled 1,05,249 votes while Nawaz Sharif got 80,382 votes..

The JUI-F leader claimed that the PML-N was using retired Captain Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of Nawaz Sharif, to challenge his partys ideology and mission to avenge the former three-time premiers electoral defeat..

. Notably, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had recently invited his former ally Maulana Rehman to become a part of the ruling coalition led by his party and play a role in resolving the political tensions in the country..

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