Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has resumed a long road trip to his hometown of Lahore via the Grand Trunk (GT) Road on Friday after an overnight stay at a hotel located on the banks of the River Jhelum.
Sharif’s convoy set out today for Gujranwala where he is expected to spend the night.
He touched base briefly at Kharian and Lalamusa, and stopped at Gujrat to address his supporters.
Supporters of Nawaz Sharif attend a rally in Gujrat. —AFP
“This is the third time they have done this to me,” he said. “First a president removed me, then Pervez Musharraf, a dictator, removed me, and now the judiciary has removed me. Tell me, what should we do now? Should I sit at home? Or should I fight this injustice?”
“You do not want me to sit at home. You do not want me to accept this decision. What do you want me to do? Will you stand with me? Will you stand with me as I bring the nation out of darkness?”
“No one will be able to stop Pakistan from progressing, I promise you, but then you will have to do as I ask you to,” he told them.
“This is about the honour of 200 million people, and no one will crush this honour under their foot,” he said.
