Nawaz’s criticism of judiciary continues, says courts provide relief from restrictions

Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched another round of criticism at the chief justice and said the judiciary has always provided relief from restrictions put in place by dictators, however, that is not the case currently.

Speaking informally with the media in the accountability court, Nawaz said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should stop behaving as if a martial law is in place.

The former premier also said that the Musharraf era “black law” needs to be scrapped, and the people and the civil society agree that the judiciary should be reformed.

The PML-N Quaid also claimed that there is no evidence of multiple cases he is under trial for. “Allegations of millions and billions of rupees are levelled against us, but not a single allegation has been proven to date,” he added.

“We didn’t purchase the London flats from the national treasury, if they claim we obtained assets through corruption, then it should be made clarified and lacking proof of corruption, this matter should be closed,” Nawaz said.

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif on July 28, 2017.

Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, who headed the apex court’s implementation bench, had announced the bench had deemed Nawaz unfit for holding office.

The court also ordered an accountability court to open references against Nawaz and his family, and other respondents.

 

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