Lahore, Sept. 28 -- : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Monday said that opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was arrested only because he refused to "play into the hands of those who wanted to use him against his brother" former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

"Make no mistake. Shehbaz Sharif has been arrested ONLY because he REFUSED to play in the hands of those who wanted to use him against his brother," the PML-N leader said in a tweet.

"He preferred standing behind prison bars to standing against his brother. Shahbaz Sharif, aap ko SALAM!," she added.

Further at a press conference, she said that the movement "will not suffer any setback" due to Shahbaz's arrest.

"He [Shehbaz Sharif] not only stood with...