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The Congress party on Saturday jumped on Twitter to comment about former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s arrest and taunt Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his friendship with Sharif.
Updated : Jul 14, 2018, 03:56 PM IST
The Congress party on Saturday jumped on Twitter to comment about former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s arrest and taunt Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his friendship with Sharif.
‘Nawaz Sharif has been arrested on corruption charges. We’d like to know what his dear friend, PM Modi has to say about this,’ the Congress tweeted along with a photograph of Modi and Sharif walking together holding hands during Modi’s visit to Lahore in December 2015.
Modi had landed in Lahore on his way back from Afghanistan to personally greet Sharif on his birthday and also attend the function of Sharif’s granddaughter’s engagement. This was Modi’s first visit to Pakistan.
Congress tweet taunting Modi’s relations with Sharif comes a day after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, in a similar style, taunted Sharif over his ‘friendship’ with Modi.
This led a host of Twitter users to point out Congress' less than stellar record with corruption while others asked how PM Modi could be held responsible for the crimes of a leader from another country.
Here are some of the tweets:
Nawaz Sharif has been arrested on corruption charges. We’d like to know what his dear friend, PM Modi has to say about this. pic.twitter.com/VpIfJplfMX
— Congress (@INCIndia) July 14, 2018
Completely support the @INCIndia here, @narendramodi needs to ensure that corrupt politicians out on bail in corruption cases like @RahulGandhi get similar jail terms. As the @PMOIndia he needs to ensure the 5000Cr #NatlHerald loot guilty are not spared. https://t.co/UHh9nAGIVu
— Ninjamonkey (@Aryanwarlord) July 14, 2018
Dear @INCIndia are you even serious!! https://t.co/16i0h21xtG
— Deepti Sachdeva (@DeeptiSachdeva_) July 14, 2018
प्रधानमंत्री जी क्या देश का हर आदमी इस पर यही कह रहा है कि...
— BJP (@BJP4India) July 14, 2018
‘भारत में भी जो नेता बेल पर घूम रहे हैं, उन्हें भी जेल में जाना ही है!’ https://t.co/HPizCRAS4H
Deliberately tweeting lame to allay allegations of being promoted by CA? https://t.co/zCQNwPY1zx
— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) July 14, 2018
Nawaz Sharif has been arrested on corruption charges. We’d like to know what his dear friend, ex-PM Manmohan has to say....ummm leave pic.twitter.com/9L7CZMAuh3 https://t.co/nT6lxGY15C
— Sonu kumar (@SonuKumar0164) July 14, 2018
While the party president is on bail and several other ministers of the party was well, i don't think it is narendra modiji before the question mark. https://t.co/o2XoyHNY9s
— chai pilaavo koi (@wiIdIeo) July 14, 2018
Gentle reminder to @Paknewdelhi to release July month's stipend to @INCIndia
— Ashish B (@AshishIsRight) July 14, 2018
I thought Congresswalas would know it best to always take advance when dealing with scoundrels. https://t.co/kgl6mwzoVS
Nawaz Sharif has been arrested on corruption charges. We'd like to know from Indian judiciary when will Gandhis and their minions be sent to jails for open loot of nation's treasures?
— VikasSaraswat (@VikasSaraswat) July 14, 2018
The Right Question To Be Asked https://t.co/QPvyATJ78A
This is examplary show of solidarity by @INCIndia in @narendramodi ji's fight against corruption. With this msg they have conveyed their support behind efforts by the Modi govt to put all crooks of previous regime like PC& family, SoGa &family behind bar. Kudos to them https://t.co/RHsuwbnsfg
— ABHIJIT CHATTEJEE (@abhijit_chat) July 14, 2018
Soon Nawaz will be out on bail and the same line which PM Modi used for ur president and party will be applicable to him i.e. BAILGADI. https://t.co/y3NgkWcaSX
— Sandeep Singh (@communalsandeep) July 14, 2018
PM Modi thinks why the criminals in India are being given bails by the Courts?
— GrowWiser (@peaceuponviolen) July 14, 2018
Can Congress answer - is it because that oppositions leaders meet judges at midnight in their homes like DRAJA met Chella? They all seem still searching for their biological fathers in Congress. https://t.co/i6iomFoZ0s
Congress is scoring self goal after self goal https://t.co/rI0C3cxucs
— Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) July 14, 2018
Yes Prime Minister Modi, do answer. When will Rahul Gandhi who's out on bail in a 5000 cr scam see the dark confines of a jail? https://t.co/UUbyXL86eY
— Vinayak Jain (@vinayak_jain) July 14, 2018
A childish and amateurish to tweet on such an issue https://t.co/Gbz1dXxMM7
— S Gurumurthy (@sgurumurthy) July 14, 2018
How to lose friends and dig your own grave. I remember another Congress PM who derided Gorbachev after the coup in Russia. They just don't learn. https://t.co/CaNr7fSqyK
— Mohan Sinha (@Mohansinha) July 14, 2018
The confusion of Pakistani authorities about where former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter would be incarcerated following their arrest was highlighted by the Pakistani media today.
Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam's return to the country from London and their arrest at the Lahore airport was covered extensively by the media in Pakistan.
The two were later shifted to the Adiala jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi last night.
Sharif and Maryam were convicted by the Islamabad-based accountability court on July 6 in the Avenfield case linked to the Sharif family's ownership of properties in London. It is one of the three corruption cases filed against the Sharif family.
The News International reported that the authorities, according to a plan, have decided to keep them in the Adiala jail where they have been provided 'B' class facilities.
According to rules, class 'B' consists of prisoners who by social status, education or habit of life have been accustomed to a superior mode of living.
The paper said that the Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a new notification, saying that the accountability court would conduct trial of remaining cases against Sharif and others at the Adiala jail.
Dawn reported that the two leaders were shifted to Adiala jail yesterday on separate convoys of police.
The paper slammed confusion of authorities about where to lodge them after their arrest.
"Conflicting reports continued to make the rounds, with some stating that both Nawaz and Maryam would be incarcerated at Adiala, while others said Maryam would be separated and shifted to the Sihala Rest House," the paper said.
The Nation in front page lead - High drama as Sharifs arrested, lodged in jail said there were rumours that both of them would be moved to the Sihala Rest House which was also declared a sub-jail yesterday by the Islamabad administration.
"There was also confusion about the mode of travel from the airport to the jail," it reported.
The paper also highlighted the scuffle between Sharif supporters and police which which tried to prevent them from reaching the airport.
The Nation newspaper citing sources said Islamabad administration has withdrawn the notification to move Maryam to the Sihala rest house.
It said the authorities have now decided to keep both Maryam and Sharif at Adiala Jail for now.
The Express Tribune reported that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team arrested the duo amid stiff resistance at the airport. It said that the roads leading to the airport were blocked as scuffles broke out between police and PML-N loyalists.
TV channels also provided non-stop coverage of the arrival of Sharifs, arrest and shifting to jails. Geo channel reported that Sharif and Maryam were served fried eggs, paratha and tea for their first breakfast this morning but the two only sipped tea.
The channel quoting sources said Maryam and her husband are likely to file an appeal challenging the verdict in the Avenfield Properties corruption case.
With inputs form PTI