VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“Days before the verdict, government officials were messaging our leaders that [PM] Shehbaz Sharif wants to talk,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram claimed government officials had reached out to PTI before the court's verdict.
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