ISLAMABAD: PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to quit over his party’s shameful defeat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local government elections mockingly telling him there will be no taker for the PTI ticket in the next round of polls, reported 24 News HD TV channel.
Talking to the newsmen Islamabad, Maryam Nawaz said that what happened in the KP with the ruling party was quite obvious. She said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) suffered a dreadful defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local government elections.
Maryam said that an election ticket of PTI is actually a ticket of humiliation and this is the first government in history that has one after the other defeat in by-elections. The PML-N leader said that no power on earth can support performance of Imran Khan and asked government to resign. She, while referring to PTI leaders, said that they call KP their home but in next elections no one will accept PTI ticket and candidates of the party would have to wear helmet before going into public.
Earlier, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to adjourn the hearing of Avenfield reference without any proceedings. Maryam Nawaz appeared before the court. During the proceedings, NAB prosecutor told that he is suffering from fever due to which the doctor has advised him to quarantine himself. It is, therefore, requested to defer the hearing on the appeals, he asked the IHC.