Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has criticized the Supreme court judges for favoring PTI founder Imran Khan.
The Supreme Court judges recently allowed PTI to claim reserved seats in the parliament.
“I would like to ask the SC judges to let the country function,” Maryam said addressing an event in Lahore.
She accused the apex court judges of amending the constitution to bring Imran Khan back to the country’s politics.
“Who are those (people) who do not like the country making progress and re-write the Constitution,” she said.
The Supreme Court on July 12 ruled that the party was eligible for the allocation of reserved seats.
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By allowing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to return to the parliament, it challenges the previous ruling by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from December 2023 that had disqualified PTI from the February 8 polls.
The court’s decision permits PTI members to submit affidavits declaring their allegiance to the party within 15 days, even though they had already provided documents indicating their loyalty to another party.
“We will not let this be a cake walk for you. This government will complete its five years’ tenure. If anyone tries to create political instability, they will be dealt with iron hands,” the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader warned.
“It was said that verdicts were announced according to their conscience,” Maryam noted, adding that decisions should be according to the constitution, not according to a person’s conscience.
Maryam Nawaz is dead scared of @PTIofficial women.
She lost all arguments, she lost all her credibility & now all she is left with; blame game. Hillarious situation.
pic.twitter.com/aKppS3HyGH— farah lodhi khan (@farah_lodhi) July 19, 2024
Maryam Nawaz further said the Supreme Court judges wanted to bring back the nation’s criminal.
“No one knew from where he was launched and from where he was sourcing funds,” she maintained.
The PML-N leader said a group of few people gave such orders which stopped the progress of Pakistan.
She also said that the law and Constitution did not allow floor crossing, while the “SC judge’s ruling said, you can commit floor crossing”.
