<p>Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today accused "some people" of hatching conspiracies against his government, while his close aide openly pointed finger at the powerful establishment.<br /><br />"I know about conspiracies against my government but let me tell you our journey to economic progress of the country will continue," Sharif said while speaking to the PML-N workers at old city of Lahore.<br /><br />The prime minister said he will continue to serve the masses "despite conspiracies against my government", in an indirect reference to Pakistan's powerful establishment.<br /><br />Sharif said he does not know the agenda of "some people".<br /><br />"We have made Pakistan an atomic country and now we will make it economically strong despite all conspiracies," he said.<br /><br />Sharif and his children are facing probe for their offshore holdings revealed in the Panama Papers.<br />A Joint Investigation Team constituted by the Supreme Court is currently grilling Sharif's sons - Hussain and Hasan - during interrogation sessions.<br /><br />A picture of Hussain was leaked on social media showing him sitting in a room facing the JIT members at the Federal Judicial Academy, creating panic among the government circles.<br /><br />State Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb openly pointed finger at the establishment saying it is behind the ongoing campaign of "humiliation" of the Sharif family.<br /><br />"We are smelling revenge (from the establishment)," she said.<br /><br />Last month, Pakistan powerful army withdrew a controversial tweet that had rattled the Sharif government over a media leak about a rift between the two power centres over fighting militancy in the country.<br /><br />It was taken as the army's defeat and an unprecedented criticism was ensued on social media against the army, which enjoys considerable influence over policy decisions in Pakistan.<br /><br />The rift was a grim reminder of 1999 when then army chief Pervez Musharraf had ousted the government of Sharif.<br /><br />Pakistan’s powerful army has ruled the country for much of its life since it gained independence 70 years ago. </p>
<p>Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today accused "some people" of hatching conspiracies against his government, while his close aide openly pointed finger at the powerful establishment.<br /><br />"I know about conspiracies against my government but let me tell you our journey to economic progress of the country will continue," Sharif said while speaking to the PML-N workers at old city of Lahore.<br /><br />The prime minister said he will continue to serve the masses "despite conspiracies against my government", in an indirect reference to Pakistan's powerful establishment.<br /><br />Sharif said he does not know the agenda of "some people".<br /><br />"We have made Pakistan an atomic country and now we will make it economically strong despite all conspiracies," he said.<br /><br />Sharif and his children are facing probe for their offshore holdings revealed in the Panama Papers.<br />A Joint Investigation Team constituted by the Supreme Court is currently grilling Sharif's sons - Hussain and Hasan - during interrogation sessions.<br /><br />A picture of Hussain was leaked on social media showing him sitting in a room facing the JIT members at the Federal Judicial Academy, creating panic among the government circles.<br /><br />State Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb openly pointed finger at the establishment saying it is behind the ongoing campaign of "humiliation" of the Sharif family.<br /><br />"We are smelling revenge (from the establishment)," she said.<br /><br />Last month, Pakistan powerful army withdrew a controversial tweet that had rattled the Sharif government over a media leak about a rift between the two power centres over fighting militancy in the country.<br /><br />It was taken as the army's defeat and an unprecedented criticism was ensued on social media against the army, which enjoys considerable influence over policy decisions in Pakistan.<br /><br />The rift was a grim reminder of 1999 when then army chief Pervez Musharraf had ousted the government of Sharif.<br /><br />Pakistan’s powerful army has ruled the country for much of its life since it gained independence 70 years ago. </p>