Islamabad: With the final verdict in the Panamagate case fast approaching, banners vowing to “shed blood” for leaders of Pakistan’s ruling party have been put up in Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Hours after the apex court announced the time it would deliver its verdict in the Panama Papers case, hundreds of banners and posters in favour of the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) appeared on the streets in two cities.
The posters, with pictures of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, bear the lines: “Quaid Tera Aik Ishara Hazir Hazir Lahu Hamara” (Chief we are ready to shed blood on your call).
The show of support came as Sharif’s political fate was to be decided by the apex court within a day.
The posters also have pictures of Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Punjab Yasin Sohail and Mian Naseer.
Khawaja Saad Rafiq, federal Railways minister and a PML-N stalwart, have termed the Panama Leaks a conspiracy to weaken national security by conspirators that do not want to see Pakistan progress.
