Sharif brothers conspiring against judiciary: Elahi

PTI leader says he hasn’t forgiven those who attacked his house

LAHORE:

Former Punjab chief minister and PTI Central President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif went to London to take fresh instructions from PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif against the Supreme Court.

Addressing a news conference along with Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) President Ishtiaq A Khan and Advocate Amir Saeed Rawn on Sunday, Elahi alleged that the Sharif brothers are sitting in London and forging conspiracies against the judiciary.

He mocked Shehbaz’s presence during the coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles, saying that the crown had been saved with great difficulty. “The participation in the coronation was just an excuse,” he jibed.

He claimed that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government is playing with the country’s fate. Except for Islamabad, the entire country has been turned into a prison, he added.

“If anyone wants to stay in this country, they should get bail; we pay tribute to the judiciary which has saved the system of this country till now. If there is no judiciary in the country at this time, it is difficult to live here,” he remarked.

Calling Nawaz an absconder, the PTI leader said that Khawaja Asif does not speak himself, but his friend Nawaz speaks through him.

“Mohsin Naqvi and his cabinet’s term has expired but they are still drawing salaries and perks from the public treasury,” he went on to say.

He also said that the court has pardoned the illegal attack on his house, adding that he has not forgiven those involved. “The policemen robbed our house and took the mobile phones, wallets, and motorcycles of the guests who came here. 20 of our people are still in jail and more than 17 cases have been registered against me,” he added.

Elahi said that more than 127 “false cases” have been made against Imran, like the false case made against Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi for buffalo theft, which is still famous today. He added that if they get a chance, they will come up with a system of retired judges who will not allow such heinous acts to happen. “Yet those who do so will be truly punished,” he said.

He added that the decisions of the Supreme Court (SC) based on the supremacy of the Constitution have destroyed Nawaz’s plans to return to Pakistan.
His desire to humiliate Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial will never be fulfilled, he declared.

The PTI leader also said that his son, Chaudhry Moonis Elahi, will return to the country when Nawaz comes back.

Elahi said that Pakistan has been kept united by the Constitution and Imran, and the Chinese foreign minister’s statement that the political forces in Pakistan should come together for stability is enough for the incompetent government if they understand it.

He added that Abid Zuberi is the constitutional president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) while the PDM punished him for speaking in favour of the judiciary.

His restoration is a victory for the Constitution, he added.