State Interior Minister Tallal Chaudhry speaking to media in court complex. Photo: Geo News  

ISLAMABAD: State Interior Minister Tallal Chaudhry on Monday said that arrest of Captain (rtd) Safdar on the non-bailable warrant is a 'routine matter', however, it could have been avoided.

Speaking to journalists, he said that the government wanted to show the difference between those who follow law, and those who only speak about it.

"I think it was unnecessary by NAB to arrest a person who returned to appear before the accountability court, but as it was a legal matter we didn?t raise our objection," Chaudhry added.

"There are absconders who speak on the rule of law but never appear before court, and there is also one who made excuses and ran away from court," he said.

Chaudhry said that there are people who are very worried with the return of Maryam Nawaz Sharif.

"We have told it before, and we are telling them today as well, we will keep giving those surprises," the state minister said. "Even after having serious reservations over JIT and accountability process we are appearing before it."

Separately, while speaking to Geo News, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Hasan and Hussain Nawaz are expatriates, and they reserve the option to exercise their rights given to them by the constitution.

"Hasan and Hussain will exercise the rights given by the constitution to expatriates. They should not be dealt differently than the rest of Pakistanis," she said.