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Pakistan's opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was arrested on Friday for corruption. This was a long-standing accusation of corruption, with the aim of strengthening the political divide in the country.
The arrest took place as a result of allegations of corruption in an affordable housing project called "aashiyana" – or shelter. The project was undertaken while Mr. Sharif was the chief minister of the popular province of Punjab.
Mr. Sharif's older brother, Nawaz Sharif, was sentenced to ten years in prison earlier this year, after the Supreme Court revoked him from power in 2017, for corruption.
Opposition leaders loyal to the Muslim Nepalese League of Pakistan (PML-N) led by Sharif condemned Friday's arrest and accused Prime Minister Imran Khan's government of fabricating a lawsuit against Muslims. Sharif brothers.
Maryam Aurangzeb, a leader of the PML-N said; "It is obvious that this arrest took place before the parliamentary elections of October 14". According to analysts, the result of these legislative elections, which will take place in ten days, could touch the thin majority of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or the Pakistani judiciary, which has been engaged in a tough campaign against widespread corruption in the country. country.
Senior government officials said the PTI government was unlikely to be kicked out of office immediately, although Friday's arrest may fuel an opposition reaction.
