The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) petitions, seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif under Article 62 (f) of the Constitution for September 29.
The three judge bench of the top court, headed by SC’s senior most judge Justice Jawwad S Khawaja will take up the petitions, filed by PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and PTI leader Ishaq Khan Khakwani regarding the disqualification of the prime minister. The other members of bench are Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Dost Muhammad Khan.
Both opposition parties also moved petition in the apex court under Article 184 (3) of the constitution, seeking the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif under Article 62-F of the Constitution.
The petitioners requested the court to disqualify the prime minister as he gave a ‘false statement’ in the National Assembly. The petitioner contended that Nawaz was also involved in matters related to the attack on the Supreme Court as well as going abroad for ten years after signing a pardon agreement with former president Pervez Musharraf. He has denied making such an agreement.
The PML-Q chief stated that Nawaz had himself demanded the resignation of former premier Yousuf Raza Gillani in the past.
Khakwani submitted the petition against PM Nawaz on September 2 through his counsel advocate Irfan Qadir, citing as reason his controversial statement made on the floor of the House regarding the role of army in the political crisis.
On Friday, Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the PTI leader’s appeal against the registrar office’s objections in his chamber. Advocate Qadir appeared before the chief justice and contended that the registrar has no power to decide as to whether the petition is maintainable or not.
“The question of maintainability is to be decided by the Supreme Court in terms of Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In the instant case, the institution officer has assumed upon himself the functions of the Supreme Court”, the PTI leader’s appeal says. After hearing the arguments, the CJ on Friday set aside the registrar office objections and fixed the case for hearing for preliminary hearing. Now the case has been fixed on September 29.
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Isn't it a Joke again? Same Judge who wanted to listen the case of Geo (despitre relative of Shakeel Rehman)? How can anyone expect justice from him.
The verdict will be watched by the Public very closely as it will have a lot of affect on the future politics of Pakistan. No one should have the courage to speak a lie in Parliament as it should be made an example for everyone irrespective of its position and influence.
I hope there is actually a fair trial and the PM and his brother CM Punjab and barred from politics in the country.
After seeing how Punjab Police and PML-N killed innocent protestors like tyrants, I am completely against PML-N and will only be at peace once PML-N is moved from power.
Go Nawaz Go VVIP Culture must end!
@Shakil Khan: You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Every judge has relatives. They don't just drop out of the sky. As per the law in every country, including ours, a judge has to make up his own mind about his or her impartiality. Justice Khwaja's record as a judge is impeccable and his jurisprudence has always been sound.
In any case, allegations of bias can always be taken up in review.
@Shakil Khan: You are right this man has proved himself a partisan man and a suspect for being motivated. The best people of Pakistan can do at this stage of cleansing our system would be to demand forced separation of all such men of questionable character like this man Jawad Khawaja who plays politics in the garb of a Judge of our superior judiciary. This is absolutely necessary that such people are forced out of the system if the judiciary has to rehabilitate itself once again as a guardians of rule of law.
No wonder in Pakistan "Ganga is flowing upward". Criminals, terrorists and anarchists are having field days. Its free for all. Soon we will hear that thieves have become victims, they have filed complaints against high walls and burglar alarms.
Go Nawaz Go
Let us see our independent Judiciary.
Any statement made by a sitting member in the house of national assembly has immunity. This is a basic principle of Democracy. How can the learned justices, even admit such frivolous case against a sitting PM?
Now that's a good news!!
If 2 PPP Prime ministers in one tenure can be removed by CJ iftikhar ch on corruption charges why cant NS be removed on murder charges of more than 18 people ...why my lord why... Are the courts working on justice or some other agenda...they must act if they want to restore the dignity of the noble court .... Pm must go, #GoNawazGo
Why the CJ did not set aside registrar objections to Pervaiz Musharaf's applications and requests? Similar petitions should be brought forward against IK for his support for TTP terrorists and lies such as 19 workers killing.
Justice Jawwad S Khawaja relative of Geo group certainly be unbiased :)