Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has criticised the judiciary for having “double standards” with their treatment of different political parties, saying justice should be equal for everyone.
Earlier on Tuesday, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court announced its decision on the petition filed by PML-Q leader Parvez Elahi against Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari’s ruling on the Punjab chief minister’s election, which led to PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz’s victory.
According to the decision, Hamza lost his status as the Punjab chief minister while Elahi, who has PTI’s backing, took over the position.
Addressing the National Assembly today, the premier hit out at the judiciary for not taking suo motu notices of the many “wrongdoings” of the PTI-led government.
He said that “I respect judiciary but one has to speak the truth on the floor of the National Assembly”, adding that people expect the judiciary to make decisions with justice and the “standard for justice” should be the same for everyone.
He asked why the foreign funding case’s verdict is not being announced despite the passage of eight years. “Did anyone take suo motu notice over this,” he questioned.
“The ladla (Imran Khan) was provided milk for 15 years and then he was imposed on this nation. The support he got [from institutions] is unprecedented in the country’s history… and no one in future is likely to get the same treatment as well.”
