Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz’s Chief Nawaz Sharif addresses during a protest demonstration against 12 October 1999 incident outside Parliament House in Islamabad on Wednesday. – Photo by PPI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday blamed former President Pervez Musharraf for the entire current predicament faced by the country, DawnNews reported.

The PML-N was observing a Black Day against toppling of a democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif by General (R) Pervez Musharraf.

On Oct 12, 1999, Musharraf overthrew the Nawaz Sharif government in a military coup and imposed emergency in the country.

Speaking at a protest rally outside the Parliament House, Mr Sharif also criticised the government and blamed President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for the corruption in government institutions.

“Steel Mills, PIA and Pakistan Railways have all been destroyed due to corruption and negligence of the government,” said the party chief. “Government is involved in corruption of billions of rupees,” he added.

Mr Sharif said law and order situation of Karachi would deteriorate furthermore if the Supreme Court’s judgment was not implemented in its true spirit.

The PML-N chief appealed people to help him tackle the problems for a brighter future of the country.

Earlier, in a statement issued on the eve of the Black Day, the PML-N leader flayed Pervez Musharraf for his illegal and unconstitutional act which he said had put the rapidly growing country on the path to destruction and damaged the whole democratic system.

He urged the government to bring Musharraf back to the country and try him for treason under Article 6 of the Constitution.

Mr Sharif said the party would never forget sacrifices of party leaders and workers who had resisted Musharraf's dictatorship and faced torture, persecution and jail during his tenure for condemning his acts.