Reiterating his party’s support for the judiciary, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that PTI is standing with the chief justice and the Supreme Court, according to media reports.
“The whole nation is with the SC. The Constitution, not Parliament, is sovereign and no one will accept martial law.”
Talking to the media at Sukkur airport, Khan stated that only the Constitution is supreme and not the parliament.
“If the parliament starts providing justice, then the courts should be shut down. Parliament has its own responsibilities, the courts have their own,” he said.
Commenting on the NRO implementation case verdict, Khan said the government came into power through NRO and tried to hide its theft of billions of rupees. Calling President Asif Ali Zardari the “biggest thief”, Imran said that the government is sabotaging the courts in order to hide its “thefts”.
“The Supreme Court has issued contempt of court notice to the prime minister, because he did not fulfill his responsibilities.”
Khan also dispelled rumours about forming an alliance with former dictator Pervaiz Musharraf’s party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).
“We are not ready for any alliances,” he said.
The PTI chief also said that the only way to bring the country out of the “quicksand” was by holding early elections.
