The ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Friday announced staging a “peaceful” sit-in outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on May 15 (Monday) against Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for “facilitating” and giving “VIP protocol” to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan.
In a hard-hitting press conference, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman alleged that the country’s Constitution, law and everything have been put at risk for the sake of the PTI chairman.
He made the remarks a day after a top court’s three-member bench headed by CJP Bandial declared Khan’s arrest on the premises of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the Al-Qadir Trust case as “invalid and unlawful”. During the course of proceedings, the CJP welcomed the former prime minister — who was deposed from the office last April via a no-confidence motion — saying “Good to see you”.
The ruling alliance of 13 political parties, however, largely criticised the CJP for welcoming Khan into the courtroom.
PDM announces ‘peaceful’ sit-in against CJP Bandial in Islamabad on Monday
