Pakistani opposition leader accused of electricity theft

Officials of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif have been accused of stealing electricity as he addressed a night rally to denounce corruption.

Mr Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party has been accused by various newspapers of siphoning off power to provide lighting for the Lahore rally. They say that it was done by extensive use of illegal connections.



Mr Sharif - who was making a speech against corruption at the time - has denied being personally responsible.

Television footage showed that metal hooks had been illegally connected to live wires to secure the electricity supply for the rally.