The disqualified PTI general secretary took to Twitter and questioned top court's verdict saying:
https://twitter.com/JahangirKTareen/status/941636381700493313
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal were one of the first ones to acknowledge the decision:
وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُۖ ...
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) December 15, 2017
Allegedly different parameters used 2 disqualify NS and 2 qualify IK will be debated in days to come & raise questions for for rule of law.
— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) December 15, 2017
PTI's Faisal Javed Khan congratulated Pakistan on Imran's victory
Congratulations Pakistan!!!! pic.twitter.com/9MM6VKSTpI
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) December 15, 2017
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was not behind when he chided:
ATM out of order #TareenOUT
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 15, 2017
Most of Pakistan's Twitterati alluded with Bilawal:
early bird specials on private jets in 3, 2, 1... pic.twitter.com/RaTKjROD6v
— Mosharraf Zaidi (@mosharrafzaidi) December 15, 2017
Jahangeer Tareen Na Ahel. IMRAN KHAN ki JAIB cut gaie
— Syeda Shehla Raza (@SyedaShehlaRaza) December 15, 2017
#SupremeCourt decision is a litmus test for #ImranKhan. Will he sack #JahangirTareen from PTI since he has been found guilty of corruption? But wait a minute who would fund the party then?
— Kamran Yousaf (@Kamran_Yousaf) December 15, 2017
PTI without Jahangir Tareen. #انصاف_یا_تحریک_انصاف pic.twitter.com/75bydt0eiO
— Attas Feroz Malik (@malikattas) December 15, 2017
One sent a scathing reminder to Tareen:
Hello from Disqualified side 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/pFjDKaBGnN
— نام خالی نہیں ہو سکتا (@geronimouh) December 15, 2017
PTI's Asad Umer took to Twitter to express his dismay:
Saddened by the decision about @JahangirKTareen . In the last few years his contribution to Pti are second only to Imran khan.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) December 15, 2017
PTI's Faisal Javed Khan, on the other hand, expressed his excitement on the victory:
Congratulations Pakistan!!!! pic.twitter.com/9MM6VKSTpI
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) December 15, 2017
PAT chief Tahirul Qadri congratulated Imran Khan on the decision:
I congratulate Imran Khan on his victory in the #SupremeCourt case. Imran Khan satisfactorily replied to every question of the apex court and presented his whole money trail.
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) December 15, 2017
Imran Khan's followers, however, remained ecstatic:
https://twitter.com/iamhamzaabbasi/status/941621792019550208
https://twitter.com/beingabidkhan/status/941617491322769408
Imran Khan Wins, PMLN loses. #SupremeCourt
— Anjum Kiani 🇵🇰 (@AnjumKiani) December 15, 2017
#SupremeCourt28th July and 15th December Story remains Same! #SupremeCourt pic.twitter.com/srcBmQQrpd
— king khan pti (@zk1568151) December 15, 2017
Some were so jovial at the court's decision that they brushed off Jahangir Tareen's disqualification:
https://twitter.com/UkJUTT1/status/941619144310558720
Which is pretty much what political commentators had been saying:
https://twitter.com/cyalm/status/941396641373982720
Others pointed out how the court's decision reflected on previous verdicts in earlier cases:
Nawaz Sharif and JKT out..
— Syed Ali Raza Abidi (@abidifactor) December 15, 2017
Shahbaz Sharif and Imran Khan not out..
2018 election now between Imran vs Shabaz Sharif. Both cleared.
— Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) December 15, 2017
Chief Justice of Pakistan's today's verdict against disqualification of Imran Khan means that the five member bench that disqualified then PM on flimsy grounds, was actually wrong.
— Marvi Sirmed (@marvisirmed) December 15, 2017
One view which pretty much everyone can agree on:
imran khan right now pic.twitter.com/8Gz16gdJJO
— shitposts only (@k3wlbwoyy) December 15, 2017
Before the verdict was announced, however, some had highlighted various politicians (and citizens) would be praying for a verdict favourable to them:
Situation #SupremeCourt pic.twitter.com/pCr1im8eWh
— Hamza Khan (@HamxaaTweets) December 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/chaudhry_nabeel/status/941550060181053441
Of course, many people were simply enjoying the show:
Meanwhile Mr. President at the moment👇#SupremeCourt #PTI pic.twitter.com/LpYXrfnZ4L
— Malik. (@NavazMalik) December 15, 2017
As supporters of both the PTI and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) gathered outside the court at 2pm and traded barbs, commentators highlighted the tension.
https://twitter.com/IamTeamIK/status/941600947612069888
Also, many people were simply impatient to hear the court's decision.. and their impatience grew greater as the minutes passed:
https://twitter.com/AbdulQayyums/status/941602239998808064
#SupremeCourt
— Maria Khan ⭐ (@mariayousafzai) December 15, 2017
It's 2:30 pm pic.twitter.com/LHhM8YCM60
Decision was supposed to be announced at 2:pm but it is 2:46 right now.
— Sajid Iqbal (@IqbalOrakzai92) December 15, 2017
Is #SupremeCourt itself "Sadiq o Ameen"
Of course, for a decision, judges need to arrive first:
#SupremeCourt
— Zainab Noor (@zainabnoor50) December 15, 2017
😑😑😑
Lol star plus scene pic.twitter.com/ffpoMlTLIJ
After an hour's delay, the wait was almost too much for some to bear:
https://twitter.com/DrAliya7/status/941609222571286528
Tell us your thoughts on the verdict:
Are you satisfied with the #SupremeCourt verdict on @ImranKhanPTI, @JahangirKTareen?https://t.co/3uLIGwDLTE
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) December 15, 2017
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