Islamabad - Police used tear gas and batons on the supporters of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan's capital Islamabad during third day of protest on Friday against a court ruling that banned him from elected office.

Hundreds of demonstrators blocked the main highway linking the capital with the adjoining city of Rawalpindi and pelted the vehicles with stones. Law enforcers fired rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd and chased them in the nearby streets.

Lahore, Feb. 27 : Perturbed by Nawaz Sharif's verbal attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, and Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's (PML-N) decision to stage nation-wide protests against Sharif's disqualification, Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rehman has said that such a step will lead to further deteriorate-on the political scenario of the country.

Lahore, Feb. 27 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that President Asif Ali Zardari betrayed him and his brother Shahbaz Khan by enforcing a false decision of disqualifying them from contesting elections.

Addressing a public rally for the first time in Sheikhupura, after the Supreme Court's verdict, Sharif said: "We were betrayed not by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), but by President Zardari."

Former Pakistan's Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif said today, the people would not accept the Supreme Court ruling. He said no undemocratic action would be tolerated and the mandate of the people should be respected.

Addressing a massive public rally here, Nawaz said Pakistan is passing through hard times because of verdicts of the PCO judiciary.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari had deceived the nation and did not honour his commitments, The News quoted, Nawaz as saying.

Islamabad, Feb. 26 : Pakistan's Supreme Court used verdicts of past cases to arrive at its ruling to disqualify the Sharif brothers from contesting elections.

Sharif's conviction in the Plane Hijacking Case and Helicopter Case were the primary reasons for his disqualification, The Nations reports.

Sharif was awarded life imprisonment after he was convicted for trying to hijack the aircraft of the then Army chief General Pervez Musharraf on October 12, 1999.

Lahore, Feb. 26: Furious over the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify him from being a member of the Parliament, former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has termed the verdict `an edict'.

"This is not a court decision but an edict and the entire nation knows where this edict came from," The Daily Times quoted Sharif, as saying.

Talking to media persons after the apex court's verdict, he accused President Asif Ali Zardari of gambling over the issue.