PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif on Tuesday said that the decision to schedule the hearing of Imran Khan’s cases on June 5 was a welcome development.
In a statement issued after a protest outside the Islamabad High Court, he expressed the hope that Imran Khan would be honourably acquitted from all cases and released.Barrister Saif said that the 26th Constitutional Amendment had paralyzed the judicial system. He emphasized that the chains of this amendment must be broken to ensure immediate justice for Imran Khan. He said that Imran Khan’s release was not only essential in the fight against terrorism but also in the context of ongoing tensions with India, as the PTI founder was the most popular leader in the country and the only one capable of uniting the nation.
“Justice delayed is indeed justice denied. The unnecessary delays in the hearings indicate that these cases are baseless and fabricated. If there were any truth in them, the hearings would not have been postponed,” he added.
He added that Imran Khan is the most popular leader in the country. “If he cannot get justice, how can an ordinary citizen expect it? Imran Khan has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the treatment being meted out to him is unacceptable and goes against the principles of justice,” he added.
Barrister Saif also said that even in jail, Imran Khan was not being provided with the facilities he was entitled to. “The fake government is using every tactic to break him, but Imran Khan is not someone who can be broken, as he is fighting not for personal gain but for the nation’s cause,” he added.