Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former prime minister Imran Khan has launched a scathing attack against the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, for their critical comments directed at Supreme Court judges during the hearing of a suo motu case regarding delays in elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan’s comments come after Nawaz openly ridiculed two judges of the top court at a workers’ convention in Sargodha, and ruling parties raised objections to their inclusion in the nine-member bench hearing the case.
The case was taken up by the apex court after President Arif Alvi announced a date for elections in both provinces following indecision from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and governors, with the matter still pending in high courts.
Khan took to Twitter to highlight that the PDM had previously dared the PTI to dissolve provincial assemblies for fresh elections, but when confronted, they became fearful of facing the ballot box, knowing that they would likely be defeated. He further accused them of maligning the SC judges and being prepared to violate the Constitution in order to avoid elections.
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