Prime Minister Imran Khan's first response over Nawaz Sharif release from Adiala Jail

Prime Minister Imran Khan's first response over Nawaz Sharif release from Adiala Jail

*ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan's first response to Islamabad High Court order regarding release of members of Sharif family has surfaced.*

*Prime Minister Imran Khan said that government fully respects all orders and verdicts of courts of the country.*

During a consultation meeting at his Bani Gala residence, the PM said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) doesn’t believe in politics of revenge, adding that the courts enjoy full independence under the party’s government.

The PM said that corruption is country’s biggest issue and PTI government believes in strengthening state institutions so they can catch powerful criminals.

Party leader Babar Awan briefed the premier about the legal aspects of the IHC order.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, Finance Minister Asad Umer, and PM’s adviser Naeemul Haque also attended the meeting.