Islamabad, July 31: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will face the law upon returning to the country, Geo News reported. Geo News is a Pakistani news channel. The PM, while speaking during Geo News' programme "Jirga", said that the three-time former prime minister, who has been living in London since 2019 in self-imposed exile, will arrive in Pakistan in the next few weeks. Nawaz Sharif, Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Unlikely To Make Comeback to Country Anytime Soon.

Sharif while responding to a question, termed the May 9 riots, triggered by the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a graft case, a conspiracy against Pakistan. The premier while calling the PTI chairman the riots’ “mastermind”, said the violence was aimed at toppling the military leadership and initiating a civil war in the country. The PM clarified that he was making the revelations on the basis of information. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Says, National Assembly Will Be Dissolved Before August 12.

PTI chief Imran Khan ousted via a no-trust move in April last year, was arrested in a graft case, triggering violent protests, during which his party's supporters ransacked public and military properties. Shehbaz Sharif said other than PTI workers, a group of politicians, some military men and their families were involved in the events of May 9, dubbed "Black Day" by the military. "Those involved in the May 9 incidents wanted to overthrow the military leadership," the prime minister said. PM Shehbaz mentioned that the planners wanted "anarchy" and "civil war" in the country.

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