My family migrated from India for its love for Pakistan: Sharif tells court

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Oct 22 2018 | 4:20 PM IST

Deposed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday told a court here that he is not a traitor as his family migrated from India for its love for Pakistan.

The Lahore High Court on Monday held the hearing on a petition seeking action against 67-year-old Sharif under treason charges for claiming that those involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack belonged to Pakistan.

Another former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Dawn's journalist Cyril Almeida, who are the other respondents in the case, also filed their reply in the court.

Some 166 people were killed in the attack carried out by 10 Pakistan-based LeT terrorists. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after handed down death sentence.

In his reply filed in the court, Sharif said: "How come a man who has made this country's an atomic power can be a traitor. A person's party that is given more votes than any other party in this month's by-polls can be a traitor. I represent millions of Pakistanis can they be traitors."

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First Published: Oct 22 2018 | 4:20 PM IST