Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the text of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech made in a joint session of the Parliament.
The apex court’s three-judge bench – headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja – is hearing petitions, filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ishaq Khan Khakwani and a lawyer Gohar Nawaz Sindhu seeking disqualification of the premier.
The petitioners contend that the prime minister had recently given a ‘false statement’ in the National Assembly regarding involvement of the army chief in negotiating with parties – the PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) – staging sit-ins in Islamabad and therefore he should be disqualified under Article 62 (f) of the Constitution.
During a hearing of the case today, Justice Khawaja said that a video of the PM’s speech in Parliament can also be made available to the court if need be.
