Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that he is waging a just struggle for protecting the sanctity of votes and restoring the people’s mandate while what he called a wrong decision that was given on wrong basis should be overturned. According to report, Nawaz said the PML-N has decided to form a committee comprising representatives of lawyers, civil society, traders, labourers, farmers, teachers and other strata of society to launch grand dialogue for finding reasons of not respecting public mandate and making recommendations for ensuring respect of public mandate.
Nawaz maintained that he was not fighting his own case but that of Pakistan in the court of the masses. He said though he resigned immediately following the landmark Supreme Court judgment, but this does not mean he accepted it whole heartedly. Terming the verdict in his case as public property, Nawaz said it will be debated upon. He added that he is not dejected about the personal impact of the verdict but for the negative impact it had on the country’s development. Nawaz recalled that he had presented himself for an investigation by the courts as soon as the Panama Papers were leaked in 2016, even though his name was not in the papers. Nawaz said the legal fraternity members know better about these questions and they had raised these points in their review petition moved in the Supreme Court. Nawaz maintained that those who violated the Constitution continued to rule the country for decades.
He further said that when the petitions were filed they were termed frivolous by the apex court. He also said the Constitution provides right of fair trial and due process of law to every citizen. He added that under the NAB Ordinance there is a complete procedure ranging from lodging of complaint, certification, inquiry and investigation with right of appeal at every stage but in their case, this process is not being observed. Nawaz also lauded the members of the legal fraternity for their struggle against dictatorship. After the court’s verdict against Panama case former PM Nawaz Sharif has launched his struggle to protect the sanctity of public mandate. During his tenure in the government he has been severely criticized for ignoring Parliament and slim presence of PML-N lawmakers including him during sessions but he did not bother to give any attention on this matter. Now it is good he has realized that efforts are needed to protect the sanctity of public vote. We hope in future efforts will be taken to strengthen democracy and rule of law in the country.
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