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LAHORE: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam on Tuesday appeared upset and frustrated at the country’s judicial system after Imran Khan got bail in different cases and the Supreme Court reserved verdict on his disqualification case.
She not only vented her anger on the judiciary but also declared Imran Khan a man of ‘coup-makers’.
“Imran Khan’s case is far more serious in terms of legal implications than Iqama joke. Nation now waiting to see the decision in his case,” Maryam said in a tweet.
Posting the screen grabs from the news clips that the apex court was not in a hurry to announce verdict (against Imran Khan and Jehangir Tareeen) on her twitter account, Maryam said: “There was a hurry in the case of Nawaz Sharif because to take decision against him (in Panama Papers case) new parameters of justice were framed. All standards of justice were for the Sharif family. There is no question from others. No one even asks the absconder (Imran Khan) where he had been for the last two years (in attack on PTV, Parliament and SSP Asmatullah Junejo cases).”
She further said: “That’s true. Nawaz Sharif by presenting himself for ruthless accountability knowing it was a farce has forced others to measure up.”
Maryam also bracketed Imran Khan with the military establishment saying: “He (Imran Khan) is a permanent employee of the coup-makers. Comes out and speaks as & when ordered by masters. Even his words are not his own.”
Maryam’s criticism of the judiciary has become a regular feature since the announcement of the Panama Papers case on July 28.
Maryam is also facing a contempt of court proceedings in the Lahore High Court for her ‘contemptuous remarks’ against judges. The next hearing of the case is fixed for Nov 21.Showing his party’s reaction to Maryam’s diatribe against Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said: “Maryam Nawaz is showing her arrogance and ignorance by targeting judges and Imran Khan. Calling Mr Khan a man of coup-makers shows her little knowledge of history. She must improve her reading habits to know who was the real coup maker.”
Talking to Dawn, Mr Chaudhry said there had been a stark difference between the Nawaz Sharif case and that of Imran Khan.
Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2017
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Nawaz shareef family is a JOKE.
She is a jest of a Politician
She thinks she is above law!
She wants to be a political martyr, without ever having held office!
This is unbelievable. Maryam Nawaz is in denial. A little background - Panama papers were leaked by an unbiased anonymous source. It lists details of financial and attorney-client information of offshore entities. Your father, Nawaz Sharif, has offshore entities valued at over billions of rupees. All the supreme court is asking for is how did Nawaz Sharif accumulate all this wealth as he was the prime minister of pakistan. Remember there cannot be a conflict of interest. All the properties abroad in your name and your brothers name was provided to you by your father. How did he amass all this wealth to buy you properties? People of pakistan need to know and will not tolerate corruption period.
Maryam Safdar and co. please let yourself aware that your rich dynasty can not rule the poorest of poor. You have to answer why you are so rich and Pakistanis begs to get daily basic needs.
Like father like daughter .
She is digging a big hole for her father and his party.
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz are both pawns of hidden hands of conspirators to destabilize Pakistan. Cases against Imran Khan in SC and ATC proves that.
She is expressing her opinion. What is wrong?
She deserves an Oscar
Whole Pakistan is reading and seeing what this daughter of Ex-Premier is doing and about her attitude in her political arena. Sincerely she has proven that she is no worthy of even as a prominent figure in any sensible political forget the candidature for Premiership of the country. Pakistan is in deep trouble from all fronts and person like her is a suicidal for this country. I believe media who think they are independent just ignore her bashing statement so that will not able to make any undue headlines.
IK is just pawn, it is an open secret now.
Says someone whose father was Zia's prodigy and helped dismiss democratic govts in the 90's ....
Maintain radio silence!!!
Maryam nawaz must refrain to use contemptuous remarks for honorable judges of the courts. whatever PTI chief is doing leave it to keep your mind positive and hope of justice from the honorable courts always.
@deendayallulla What is the difference between "OPINION" and "BELIEF"?