Nisar criticizes Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam

Maryam Nawaz. (AFP)

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and senior politician Chaudhry Nisar, who maintained close ties with Nawaz Sharif until recently, has spoken out against the three-times former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz.
In a written statement, Chaudhry Nisar, a disgruntled member of ruling party PML-N, said that Maryam Nawaz’s harsh statements are steering the party towards dead end.
After developing differences with Nawaz Sharif, Chudhry Nisar has been keeping away from party affairs, particularly since Nawaz Sharif’s ousting.
Nawaz Sharif was removed from office in July 2017 by the country's Supreme Court. Six months later the apex court also barred him from heading PML-N, the political party he founded.
In statement, on Thursday, Nisar, a former interior minister, said that he had been exercising patience over the past eight to 10 months.
“I can reply in the same tone Maryam Nawaz was using, however, I still respect her family,” he said.
Nisar said that he been target of personal attacks “from jokes to sarcastic remarks.”
The PML-N leadership — including Maryam Nawaz, who is quite active on social media — has so far not reacted to Nisar’s remarks.
However, on Thursday morning, Nawaz Shairf’s close aide and former Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid criticized Chaudry Nisar for keeping away from the party leadership in difficult times, while giving interviews to reporters.