Pakistan

Tribunal judge's statement proves demands for PM’s resignation were justified: Imran

PTI chief says it is shameful how PML-N ministers were threatening Kazim Malik for giving a judgement against Sadiq

Web Desk August 25, 2015

Imran tweeted that Malik’s statement showed that tribunal judges have been under pressure from the ruling party. PHOTO: AFP

After the NA-122 election tribunal’s judge came out to claim that he was allegedly being threatened and pressurized by the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to give a verdict in favour of former speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said that it proved that his demand for the prime minister to resign in order to allow transparent investigations into the May 2013 general elections was justified.

Judge Kazim Malik had earlier on Tuesday stated on a television channel that he was being threatened by the PML-N. His statement came after Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah alleged that the judge had ruled against them just because his son was denied a PML-N ticket.

Imran tweeted that Malik’s statement showed that tribunal judges have been under pressure from the ruling party, proving that his demand for Nawaz Sharif to resign ahead of poll inquiries was justified.

NA 122 ET judge Kazim A Malik has stated on TV he is being threatened by PMLN; which shows how ET judges have been under pressure from PMLN
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

In his NA 122 judgement, Kazim Ali Malik states how he had to struggle against demands of doctrine of necessity to stand for truth & justice
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

Rana Sanaullah's false accusation that Kazim Malik was refused ticket for son is admission of PMLN using pressure+bribes to fix elec results
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

I was right to demand Nawaz Sharif's resignation as a necessary factor to get justice in GE 2013 inquiry
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

It is shameful how PMLN ministers are threatening Kazim Ali Malik for giving a judgement against Ayaz Sadiq based on hard facts.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

Attacks on Kazim Ali Malik by PMLN ministers is not surprising given PMLN's past record. They attacked SC under CJ Sajad Ali Shah!
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

PTI, in contrast, accepted the JC report with dignity even though the verdict did not reflect the findings.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 25, 2015

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) representative Sadiq had defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the May 2013 general elections to clinch the seat. Imran, however, challenged Sadiq’s victory.

Last week, the tribunal’s judge had termed the elections in NA-122 and PP-147 as null and voided, ordering re-elections. PML-N’s Mohsin Latif had defeated PTI’s Shoaib Siddiqui in PP-147.

NA-122 is among the four constituencies – NA-125 (Lahore-VIII), NA-110 (Sialkot-I) and NA-154 (Lodhran-I) – where the PTI, through election petitions, demanded vote audit and re-polling. Previously, an election tribunal had also declared the NA-125 polls, from where railways minister Saad Rafique had won, as null and void.

Rafique had since approached the Supreme Court, obtaining a stay. Sadiq too plans to challenge the verdict in the apex court.

Meanwhile, a tribunal is expected to announce its verdict for NA-154 on Wednesday.

COMMENTS (9)

Salim | 9 years ago | Reply How can we be sure that the judge didn't actually ask for a seat or was not bought out by PTI financiers. Justice Wajiuddin has been threatened by PTI off being taught an exemplary lesson for exposing the party corruption.

Javed shafi | 9 years ago | Reply Shame on pml(n) give credit to judge malik for being upright.we want these kind kind of judges who uphold the law.

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HassanM | 9 years ago | Reply We as Pakistanis deserve corrupt, illiterate and goons as our leaders. Why is this idealist stupid IK even trying? Nawaz rules! I hope people like Nawaz rule for the next 100 years!! The entire world goes ahead as a unit, however we should let our politicians amass wealth and power. Furthermore, I hope all our children are also like our great leader Nawaz and Shahbaz. Not only of their supporters, but each and every Pakistani should have children like these two. After all, they are our leaders.

Malveros | 9 years ago | Reply IK pay attention to your constituency or u will be nowhere in 2018.

Ch. Allah Daad | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistan Supreme Court's Judges have rejected his claim of widespread rigging but he is not going to shut up until something very bad happens to this country.

Ali | 9 years ago | Reply I stand by Imran Khan on this point. If there are irregularities found , and everyone got clean chit, then whose responsible ? The only single problem here in Pak is that no one gets punishment for what he has done.

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply Judicial commission report by Supreme Court clearly said that there was no organised or systematic rigging, despite that still stubbornly demanding that PM should have resigned is basically like committing contempt of supreme court. One junior judge can be possibly biased but here the were several supreme Court judges who were part of Judicial commission. Is (jo)King Imran saying that all of them are wrong when they say PMLN did not committed any systematic rigging.

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply Seriously media too should act prudently & responsibly, does his every single tweet warrant a new news post?

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply Only Imran Khan has right to call others including chief justice, election commissioner, nadra chief, member ECP, care taker government, caretaker CM punjab etc biased & has license to malign them, coz Imran Khan considers himself to be unannounced "(jo)King of Pakistan" to whom everyone should be accountable but "his highness Imran Khan" himself isn't answerable to anyone even for crimes committed by him like attack on police, PTV, parliament. Had some commoner committed such serious crimes against state then he would have been facing treason case which leads to death penalty coz of serious nature of crimes but King Imran considers himself above law so he stubbornly continues to malign anyone he pleases. When "(jo)King" Imran calls everyone biased and malign them then it's OK and he is pressurized or threatening anyone, while opponent do the same thing then it's all wrong.

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