ISLAMABAD – Former chief justice Saqib Nisar breaks silence over role ofjudiciary in Nawaz Sharif removal from PM Office.
He has said the judiciary did not play any political role in the removal ofNawaz Sharif from the country’s top office.
In 2017, a five-judge Supreme Court bench unanimously disqualified thenprime minister Nawaz for life due to his failure to disclose his‘un-withdrawn receivables, constituting assets’ in his nomination papersfiled ahead of the 2013 general elections.
In an interview with the German news channel, *DW Urdulink*onSaturday, the former chief justice maintained that whatever the judiciarydid was in accordance with the law.
“You will get answers of all your queries if you read the judgement relatedto disqualification of Nawaz Sharif,” he remarked during the interview.
Speaking on the issue of interference in the jurisdiction of executivematters, the former judge remarked that he took suo motu notices only onthe issues pertaining to fundamental human rights.
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“None of my actions had a political tinge … all of the actions were takenin public interest,” he added.
Defending thejudicial activism during his tenure, Justice (retd) Nisar said it was ajudge’s prerogative to exercise either judicial restraint or judicialactivism.
“I did exercise judicial activism but never surpassed my jurisdiction,” headded.
