*ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)Chairman Imran Khan has asserted that the ‘mafias’ have destroyed thecountry’s institutions and promoted lawlessness to stay in power. *
The former premier expressed these remarks during a meeting with presidentsof important bar associations, including Islamabad High Court (IHC) BarPresident Shoaib Shaheen.
The meeting was also attended by PTI’s vice-president Shah Mehmood Qureshi,Fawad Chaudhry, Farrukh Habib and Hassan Niazi. Matters related tosupremacy of constitution and democracy were discussed during the meeting.
The Bar Presidents paid tribute to the vision and efforts of Imran Khan forthe supremacy of constitution and law. The presidents also expressedconcern over the ‘negative campaign’ against judges by the ruling coalition.
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Speaking on the occasion, Imran Khan said that the rule of law is thecentral principle of the development agenda. “The country’s development isnot possible without subjecting the powerful and the weak to the same law,”he added.
The PTI Chairman claimed that ‘mafias’ have destroyed institutions andpromoted lawlessness in order to stay in power. “It is time for justicesystem to focus on law breakers and criminal elites,” he said, urging thelawyers to play their role for the supremacy of law.
