From the truth of the draft reference to multiple denials
July 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s latest statement about having been approached as prime minister in 2017 by “credible intermediaries” of judges at the highest level of the judiciary to file a reference for misconduct against then Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar before the Supreme Judicial Council has raised many questions.
Who was (or were) the judge(s), who allegedly approached the government to oust Saqib Nisar? On whose direction did the government prepare a draft reference which was lateraborted? Who prepared the draft reference and who was (or were) the ‘intermediaries’?
Nawaz wanted to remove Saqib Nisar
July 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The PMLN government was all set to remove the then Chief Justice Saqib Nisar after Nawaz Sharif’s removal and disqualification but the decision was aborted at the eleventh hour.
The draft reference for the Supreme Judicial Council was prepared during the tenure of the previous government. It was sent to the then Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who even took it to the then president. But it was later decided to kill the proposal. Only a few in the PMLN government knew about the plan even though, sources say, CJP Saqib Nisar had got a hint of what was cooking against him. Sources say that former prime minister and the PMLN’s top leader Nawaz Sharif wanted the removal of Saqib Nisar after Nawaz was disqualified and removed from the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. His successor, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, later spoke to Nawaz Sharif and convinced him to drop the idea.
July 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government was all set to remove the then Chief Justice Saqib Nisar after Nawaz Sharif’s removal and disqualification but the decision was aborted at the eleventh hour.
The draft reference for the Supreme Judicial Council was prepared during the tenure of the previous government. It was sent to the then Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who even took it to the then president. But it was later decided to kill the proposal.
Only a few in the PML-N government knew about the plan even though, sources say, CJP Saqib Nisar had got a hint of what was cooking against him.
Nawaz wanted to remove CJP Saqib Nisar
July 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The PMLN government was all set to remove the then Chief Justice Saqib Nisar after Nawaz Sharif’s removal and disqualification but the decision was aborted at the eleventh hour.
The draft reference for the Supreme Judicial Council was prepared during the tenure of the previous government. It was sent to the then Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who even took it to the then president. But it was later decided to kill the proposal.
Only a few in the PMLN government knew about the plan even though, sources say, CJP Saqib Nisar had got a hint of what was cooking against him. Sources say that former prime minister and the PMLN’s top leader Nawaz Sharif wanted the removal of Saqib Nisar after Nawaz was disqualified and removed from the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. His successor, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, later spoke to Nawaz Sharif and convinced him to drop the idea.
Senate election: Pervaiz Rashid challenges rejection of nomination papers by ECP
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PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid has challenged the ECP s decision to reject his nomination papers
Says the returning officer of the ECP illegally rejected the papers
Says he was ready to pay the dues he owes to the Punjab House as required by the ECP but the management did not accept it
LAHORE: PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid has challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan s decision to reject his nomination papers for the upcoming Senate election.
Rashid has filed an appeal at the Election Tribunal of the Lahore High Court and a hearing related to the matter will take place on Saturday, February 20,