PM Shehbaz calls out ex-CJP Saqib Nisar for being ‘PTI’s agent’

LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called out former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar for being an “agent” of  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claiming that he served Imran Khan-led party as an activist during his tenure at the Supreme Court.

The premier claimed that the audio leak of ex-CJP’s son Najam Saqib implicates him in a conspiracy to bring PTI chief Khan to power.

The son of the former chief justice was heard speaking to a PTI candidate, Abuzar Chadhar, regarding issuance of party tickets for the upcoming Punjab elections.

PM Shehbaz’s comments came while talking to journalists in London where he is currently on a visit due to his attendance for the coronation of King Charles III. The prime minister also met his brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif during his visit.

The premier said that Nisar had played a key role in the disqualification of the PML-N supremo on completely baseless and false allegations and ran a vindictive campaign against their party in order to bring Khan into power through a rigged election he presided over.

PM Shehbaz said ex-top judge of the apex court used suo motu notices for his personal and political interests and not for public interest.

The prime minister added that the audio leak of the former CJP’s son is a proof that a conspiracy was hatched to bring the PTI chief to power in which Nisar himself was also involved.

He further stated that the House committee had called the ex-chief justice and his son to answer questions about their involvement in the sale of tickets for Rs120 million.

‘Parliament will assert its supremacy at all costs’

PM Shehbaz said that elections in the country will take place on the same day and parliament will assert its supremacy at all costs.

“Elections will take place on one day. In Punjab, in the past, there was a wrong impression that it is the big brother of the provinces. All provinces are equal. Conducting elections in Punjab on one day is not in Pakistan’s interest,” he said.

The premier added that the parliament’s constitutional rights will be protected and it has one voice on this matter.

“There is no doubt that parliament, within its limits, will assert its authority. The whole parliament stands united. Parliament will get itself asserted within its legal remit,” he asserted.