RAWALPINDI: In the wake of Supreme Court’s decision disqualifying the prime minister, Awami Muslim League Chairman Sheikh Rasheed has asked President Mamnoon Hussain to immediately call the national assembly to elect the new leader of the house.
Addressing a public gathering, Rasheed stated that the country will be better run without Nawaz Sharif.
Aiming at PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar, he asked how could he resign now that he is not a minister anymore.
Rasheed added that he had earlier advised Nawaz Sharif to step down preserving his respect but now he neither holds office nor respect.
He further hinted at opposition parties for secretly supporting Nawaz Sharif.
“They presented forged documents and lied to assembly,” he said. “They dragged their deceased father. Then they brought their children in the case”.
The five member Supreme Court special bench on Friday took the decision to disqualify the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for not disclosing his role in the UAE-based Capital FZE in his nomination papers for the 2013 elections. Hence, Nawaz Sharif is no longer ‘Sadiq’ and ‘Amin’, they stated.
Following the announcement of the verdict, Nawaz Sharif resigned with ‘some reservations’ from the prime minister’s post.
Moreover, the bench ruled that NAB file reference against the accused in an accountability court in six weeks and directed for the trial to be finalized within six months. The process will be overseen by a single-member implementation bench of the apex court.
The court ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against the accused in an accountability court in six weeks and directed for the trial to be wrapped up within six months. The process will be overseen by a single-member implementation bench of the apex court.
