ISLAMABAD – In a new development, Pakistani PM Imran Khan facesdisqualification threats, Media Report has revealed.
A petition has been filed in a Pakistani court seeking disqualification ofPrime Minister Imran Khan for his “anti-judiciary” remarks on the departureof his political rival and former premier Nawaz Sharif to London fortreatment.
Tahir Maqsood, a Pakistani citizen, filed the petition in the Lahore HighCourt on Saturday, seeking contempt of court proceedings against Khan forbringing the judiciary into disrepute.
The petitioner said the prime minister criticised senior judges of theSupreme Court which amounts to contempt of court.
He said the Supreme Court in 2013 had already issued a contempt notice toKhan for his anti-judiciary rants.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:You May Likelinka Job in Dubai May Be Easier Than You ThinkJobs in Dubai | Search Adslink
Referring conviction of PML-N leaders Talal Chaudhry and Nehal Hashmi bythe Supreme Court for their anti-judiciary speeches, the petitionerrequested the court to summon Khan in person, disqualify him and order theElection Commission to de-notify him as member of the National Assembly.
Khan recently criticised the Lahore High Court for overruling hisgovernment’s condition for 69-year-old Sharif to submit a Rs 700 croreindemnity bond for permission to fly abroad for treatment and asked ChiefJustice Asif Saeed Khosa and his successor to “restore the public’s trustin the judiciary.”
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His remarks did not go down well with the chief justice, who said the primeminister should refrain from issuing such statements as he is the chiefexecutive of the government.
“Do not taunt us regarding the powerful,” the chief justice said, addingthat everyone is equal before the law.
“I do not want to comment on the particular case of Nawaz Sharif, which theprime minister had referred to but he (the prime minister) will be awarethat he himself gave Nawaz permission to go abroad. The premier shouldrefrain from making such statements…Don’t compare us with the judiciarywhich had existed before 2009,” Khosa said.
Khan in a public address cast a doubt over the veracity of medical reportson the health Sharif, saying he was shocked to see the way Sharif ran upthe stairs of the air ambulance.
