Current judiciary places 'unprecedented' restrictions, says Nawaz


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, the current judiciary places ‘unprecedented’ restrictions.

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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. Nawaz further said that he is sure that his remarks will be censored and not aired on TV channels, but as a citizen of the country, he holds the right to voice his opinion.

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.

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The cases

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.

Nawaz and his sons, Hassan and Hussain, are accused in all three references, whereas daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar are accused in the Avenfield reference.

Sons of the deposed premier, living abroad, have been absconding since the proceedings were initiated and were declared proclaimed offenders by the court.

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