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PML-N questions Supreme Court's 'capacity to judge' in response to detailed judgement
The PML-N on Wednesday "rejected" what it termed "inappropriate remarks" made by five justices of the Supreme Court in their detailed judgement on multiple review petitions filed against the July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case.
The statement, released by the party after a meeting at Punjab House in Islamabad, said that whatever was said about the three-time prime minister "falls short of the court's standards."
In the statement, the party accused Supreme Court judges not only of trying to influence the lower courts — saying that this was the opinion of several unnamed "legal experts" — but also of giving a judgement on the ongoing corruption references against the Sharif family before they have been completed.
"The detailed judgement is a very unfortunate example of malice, hostility, anger and provocation from beginning to the end," the party said.
Putting to rest any speculation that Nawaz Sharif and family had been convinced to desist from attacking state institutions, the statement used unusually harsh language to criticise the Supreme Court on being unable to deliver justice.
"The caravans were looted because oaths were taken over the bandits' hands," the statement alleged, invoking the Provisional Constitution Order imposed during dictator Pervaiz Musharraf's regime.
The "caravans looted by bandits" reference was a response to a verse quoted in the Supreme Court's judgement the day earlier, which the PML-N seems to have taken particular offense at.
"The doctrine of necessity was invoked to provide justifications, and orders that allowed the bandits to play with the Constitution were given [by the courts]," the PML-N alleged.
"The leaders are facing the courts even today; we would like to know where the bandits are," it added, in a veiled reference to accusations that the justice system has proven ineffective against former dictators.
The statement further accused the Supreme Court of speaking the language of its political opponents, which "is more appropriate for jalsas". This cannot be tolerated, it said.
It ended with the same verse quoted in the Supreme Court's judgement, but with one word switched out to imply that Pakistan's current socio-political turmoil was a result of the apex court's inability to provide justice.
تو ادھر ادھر کی نہ بات کر یہ بتا کہ قافلہ کیوں لٹا
مجھے راہزنوں سےگلہ نہیں تیری منصفی کا سوال ہے
(Do not beat about the bush, tell me why the caravan was robbed/
I bear no grudge for the bandit, but your capacity to provide justice I doubt)
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Pmln needs to fix itself and start focussing on real issues such as health, Energy and education.
It is unfortunate that the amateur bandits are rounded up and docked but the sharp professionals are not only roaming scot free but also planning their next round with vengeance.
Remarks by Honorable Judges are voice from the hearts of Pakistanis. Now already the top leadership faces serious charges and they must totally resign from politics anc let the other saner leaders run the party.
@Revolution you should!
@M.Saeed that's fine too...more coming.
@Understanding Politics but your politics are irrelevant and make no difference in the real world.
He doesn't understand how democracy works. In democracy it's always the will of the people, who wants to gone for good.
From day one NS and party doesn’t utter a single word on the subject but aside that they will talk of everything else just to confuse the public.
A sad day for democracy in Pakistan it is highly unfortunate that the internal matters which could have been resolved amicably with the help of our indigenous securities were highlighted so much that the whole process became a drama whose end was anxiously waited by the whole nation. Sad part is that masses with no real intellect are commenting on highly complex states matters, people who don't really know how to make a proper bed or what is meant by respect of law of land
Good reply by PLM-N.
Huge disappointment to see PML (N) criticising the highest court of justice. This is the court who offered them ample chances to provide evidence to proof their innocence. Not even once the PM voluntarily appeared in the court to support what he said in his responsible speech, that all evidence is available. His lawyers seemed to be fooling the judges with deceitful tactics and not presenting the truth. When presented the truth by the JIT, they took a back step and declared it a mistake (i.e. calibri). How long will Pakistani be tangled up in the mess created by such politicians who are not fit to rule the country in all respects.
PMLN allowed Musharraf to flee by making a deal with the establishment. I don't see how they are blaming the courts now. They were the sitting government with a simple majority in the house, how can they blame the institutions?
Additionally, they yet again fail to understand that the Prime Minister is the head of the country and, as such, his office should be held to a much higher standard of morality. It's just not a question of law. He should have resigned the day the Panama leaks first surfaced.