In reaction to the questions raised by two Supreme Court judges regarding the powers of the chief justice earlier today, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz has said the judgement is reflective of her party\u2019s narrative regarding \u201cbench-fixing\u201d.
\n\u201cIf the constitution of the [Supreme Court] bench is not fair, then how will the decision be considered fair?\u201d she said while presiding over a meeting of PML-N spokespersons Monday.
\nIn an unusual development in the top court, two judges from the five-member larger bench \u2014 hearing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s petition over the postponement of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa \u2014 raised questions over the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), saying the apex court \u201ccannot be dependent on the solitary decision of one man, the Chief Justice\u201d.
\nIn a 27-page detailed ruling, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail pointed out that it is important \u201cto revisit the power of \u2018one-man show\u2019 enjoyed by the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan”.
\nThe development came minutes after the country\u2019s top court served notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan, adjourning the hearing on the Imran Khan-led party\u2019s petition which challenged the ECP\u2019s orders to put off Punjab Assembly elections till October 8.
\nMaryam, the scion of the Sharif family’s political dynasty, asked her party\u2019s members to expose Imran Khan\u2019s facilitators in the judiciary with full force.
\nHer directives were endorsed in the party\u2019s statement which read: \u201cUnfair, vindictive decisions and testimonies against Nawaz Sharif decided to be brought before the public.\u201d
\nAccording to a statement issued by the PML-N, all the “facts about Imran Khan and his facilitators should be brought before the public\u201d.
\nComparing the judiciary\u2019s treatment of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to that of the PTI chairman, Maryam said: \u201cViolation of the Constitution and law will be exposed in Nawaz Sharif\u2019s case. Evidence of injustice with Nawaz Sharif is now surfacing.\u201d
\nThe party\u2019s chief organiser added that the scales of justice should have been equal if justice exists.
\nAddressing her party\u2019s spokespersons, the PML-N stalwart said that the PTI chief had become Pakistan\u2019s past and it “is now time to think about the country\u2019s future”.
\n\u201cImran Khan wants to divert public attention from his corruption cases,\u201d she said, highlighting that there are irrefutable pieces of evidence against Khan in various cases including those involving foreign funding, Toshakhana, and his alleged daughter Tyrion White.
\nTaking a jibe at the former ruling party for its time in power, the PML-N stalwart said that the economy was destroyed and people became poor in the last four years.
\n\u201cOut of the one million jobs in the last four years, the people did not get a single job. Out of the 5 million homes, not a single one was given to the people,\u201d she said slamming the previous Khan-led government.
\nSlamming the PTI chief\u2019s 10-point agenda, which he presented during his party\u2019s power show at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, Maryam said: \u201cThis is not a 10-point agenda, 10 lies have been uttered.\u201d
\nKhan, in his speech in Lahore, presented a roadmap for the betterment of Pakistan which included overseas investment, enabling exporters, tourism, minerals, and agriculture, boosting small and medium industries, restructuring big corporations, expanding the tax net, ensuring rule of law and initiating humanitarian programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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