ISLAMABAD – Maryam Nawaz, daughter of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharifand vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has reactedto the Supreme Court verdict in the Punjab chief minister election case.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker DostMuhammad Mazari’s ruling against Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s victory in Punjabchief minister’s election as null and void. The court threw Maryam’s firstcousin Hamza Shahbaz out of chief minister’s office and declared Elahi newchief minister of the province.
Maryam took to Twitter to share her opinion on the apex court ruling, whichhas been hailed widely across Pakistan, especially by the PTI and PML-Qleaders and social media users.
The judgement of the Supreme Court revoking deputy speaker’s ruling is a‘judicial coup’, Maryam wrote.
JUDICIAL COUP.— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 26, 2022link
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انصاف کا قتل نا منظور! pic.twitter.com/uFHgeDMroX link— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 26, 2022link
Her tweet came minutes after the apex court struck down Deputy Speaker DostMazari’s controversial ruling on Punjab chief minister’s election, andtermed it ‘illegal’.
Last week, Dost Mazari rejected the votes of 10 PML-Q lawmakers in favourof Pervaiz Elahi during the election for coveted post citing a letter fromPML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain under Article 63-A of theConstitution.
