Plea against Nawaz fixed for hearing

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed the hearing of an application against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif for allegedly delivering anti-judiciary speeches for November 15.

The IHC chief justice will hear the plea which has been pending since 2018. It had been filed by a citizen named Adnan Iqbal.

The PML-N supreme leader returned to Pakistan on October 21, ending his four-year self-imposed exile in London.
His homecoming came as the country veered toward high-stakes general elections next year, setting the stage for a gripping political showdown.

Nawaz was given protective bail in two graft cases and arrest warrants in another case were suspended before his arrival paving the way for a smooth return.

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Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Imran Khan condemned the “complete collapse of the justice system”, saying Nawaz’s return to the country was the execution of the London “agreement”.

In a statement issued through his family on Oct 24 and posted on PTI chief’s official X handle on Friday, the former premier said all that was happening today was a “total mockery of the law”.

“My Pakistanis! In the last few days, we have witnessed a total mockery of the law. All that is happening today is not just an execution of a London ‘plan’ but London ‘agreement’ that was signed between a cowardly fugitive & corrupt criminal and his facilitators,” Imran was quoted as saying.

Lamenting the relief granted to the PML-N leader, Imran said: “The only way a convicted criminal could be allowed to return to politics with a clean chit is by destroying State institutions. And hence, what we are witnessing is a complete collapse of our justice system.”