ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has sought private look and stay streaming of the Supreme Courtroom proceedings on his petition in search of to put aside the amendments to the Nationwide Accountability Ordinance (NAO) launched by the Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) authorities.
Every week earlier, he appeared earlier than the highest court docket via video link as a petitioner within the matter, however didn’t get an opportunity to talk.
Mr Khan submitted an software to the court docket on this regard via Adiala jail authorities, his counsel instructed media individuals on Wednesday.
Speaking to the reporters after the listening to of GBP190 million corruption reference, the PTI founding chairman stated: “I’ve a match on Might 30 within the Supreme Courtroom.”
He stated he was convicted thrice earlier than the Feb 8 elections, however folks voted for the PTI regardless of all of the unfavourable propaganda. “They have been pondering that the PTI would keep away from the elections; nevertheless, the returning officers of Islamabad have been on the run,” he stated, claiming that his social gathering had received the elections in Islamabad with an enormous margin.
The previous premier argued that election tribunals ought to have delivered their verdicts by now, on condition that it has been over three months for the reason that normal election.
He additionally denounced the Punjab authorities’s introduction of the defamation law, calling it an try to silence the media and limit freedom of the press.
He alleged that the PTI is being intimidated and prevented from holding public gatherings, whereas the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities, in distinction, has not falsely implicated anybody in authorized instances.
Mr Khan stated he’s conscious of who was answerable for the assault on Raoof Hassan, and this incident reveals that the system is being managed via pressure and intimidation. He known as upon his social gathering to arrange for avenue protests in response to the assault on PTI chief.
Mr Khan defined that the PTI is exercising restraint because of the fragile state of the economic system, which can’t face up to large-scale protests. Nonetheless, he hinted that the social gathering will react throughout the upcoming finances session.
He lambasted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for in search of sacrifices from the nation, asserting {that a} chief can solely make such a request if he has made private sacrifices for the nation. He accused the Sharif household and Asif Zardari of stashing their wealth in international nations and demanded that they bring about again their cash to Pakistan.
He recommended the judges for upholding the rule of regulation and noticed that the judiciary is lastly breaking free from the shackles of concern, demonstrating its independence and dedication to justice.
Mr Khan stated he used the funds generated from promoting Toshakhana items to assemble the Banigala highway.
He welcomed the release of PTI Central President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and paid tribute to his resilience. Nonetheless, he additionally famous that Mr Elahi’s launch would have come a lot sooner if he had chosen to sever ties with the PTI.
Cipher case
The Islamabad Excessive Courtroom couldn’t conclude the listening to on Imran Khan and former international minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s appeals towards their conviction within the cipher case because of the absence of Particular Prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah, who was unable to seem earlier than the court docket due to his mom’s sickness.
An IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Minagul Hassan Aurangzeb resumed listening to of the appeals.
In the meantime, one other Particular Prosecutor, Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi, submitted an software to the court docket, in search of to position further proof on court docket’s file.
He argued that for the reason that appeals listening to is a continuation of the trial, the prosecution has the authorized proper to current further proof, together with paperwork obtained after the trial concluded, as permitted by regulation.
Justice Aurangzeb remarked that the applying was apparently moved to delay the listening to by one other two to 3 months.
Justice Farooq directed the prosecution to conclude their arguments by Thursday (right now) by all means.
The court docket additionally grilled the state counsel representing Mr Khan and Mr Qureshi throughout cross-examination, after the trial court docket choose barred the defence counsel from utilizing ‘delaying ways’.
Lead defence counsel Barrister Salman Safdar instructed the court docket that the defence aspect had no objection to the working of state counsel.
Printed in Daybreak, Might twenty third, 2024