ISLAMABAD: Lawyers National Action Committee has demanded the resignation from the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of the Panama JIT report.
Addressing a press conference, President Islamabad High Court (IHC) Bar Arif Chaudhry has condemned the unwarranted criticism on Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), alleging that the ruling party trying to impede the probe by design.
He insisted that it is constitutional responsibility of the sitting prime minister to respect and ensure protection to the state institutions rather than deterring the institutions to function smoothly.
The IHC bar president also announced a decision of chalking out a plan of action with regard to intensifying their campaign, seeking resignation of the premier.