Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Monday clarified that the bench never used words “dishonest” and “corrupt” for the prime minister in the context highlighted by the media and called the notion a misconception. He made these remarks while hearing the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case on Monday. Justice Khosa was heading a five-member bench that authored the order passed on January 10 in which the bench gave six options for its consideration during future proceedings of the case regarding the implementation of the NRO judgment.
Justice Khosa observed that a misconception was created about its order detailing six options which they had to exercise and these were not meant for the government as highlighted by the media. He regretted that the electronic and print media commented without reading the order, which was “unfortunate”. Justice Khosa said the Prime Minister’s Office was a respectful office for them.
