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PM appearing before JIT in deference to the SC, for upholding the Constitution: Marriyum

By our correspondents
June 13, 2017

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb while talking to the media here on Monday said that the Prime Minister was appearing before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in deference to the orders of the SC, to uphold the law and Constitution and to honour the trust of the people who had elected him thrice as the Chief Executive of the country.

The minister observed that the Prime Minister not only presented himself for accountability but also his children and three generations of the Sharif family, notwithstanding certain reservations about the JIT and the fact that his sons were non-residents of the country and he had nothing to do with the business run by his late father Mian Sharif. She said that it was a ranting testimony to their respect for law and the Constitution.Marriyum remarked that the Prime Minister himself had requested the

SC for the formation of a judicial commission to hold a probe into the Panama Leaks. The minister pointed out that when the Panama Leaks surfaced, the

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which made this revelation, on its website apologiSed and stated that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had nothing to do with the reported scandal.

She said that the entire nation was aware of the fact that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had dissociated himself from the federal government when a calculated attempt was made to deprive the judiciary of its constitutional status through the Dogar court.

She said that undeterred by the imposition of Governor Rule in Punjab and having him declared disqualified for life by the Dogar court, he, on his own, led a successful long march for the restoration of the respect and dignity of the judiciary.

“The movement that he spearheaded was not for clinching political power or having his ineligibility for Premiership revoked but for upholding the rule of law in the country and restoring the sanctity of higher judiciary,” she said.

Marriyum said that the Prime Minister had decided to make an appearance before the JIT even before the summons were issued. She said that when the Prime Minister wrote the letter to the SC for the formation of judicial commission or JIT, he implemented the decision the same day.

The Prime Minister, she said, right from the beginning had made a commitment that whenever the SC would summon his children according to the law and Constitution, they would appear before the court.

The minister said that the Prime Minister and PML-N believed in upholding the sanctity of the Constitution of Pakistan and had never shied away from the courts as and when required, like some people who in the past did not appear before the courts on different pretexts like back pain, heart pain, mental stress and security reasons.

Marriyum emphatically said that she was proud that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif upheld the law and Constitution of Pakistan, adding that she was also proud of the fact that Pakistan had a democratically-elected Prime Minister and democracy was gaining strength, which was good news for the people of Pakistan.

The minister said those who were using the social media did not have the courage to face the nation. Referring to Imran Khan, she said, “He tweets and goes on social media while sitting in a room, uses public resources while sitting atop mountains and claims that he compelled the Prime Minister to appear before the Supreme Court.”

She said that Imran Khan was a proclaimed offender from an anti-terrorism court and an absconder from the Election Commission as well as the Supreme Court.

The minister said that because of his lies and politics of allegations and his incessant attempts to ridicule the constitutional institutions, the people of Pakistan would take him to task in elections. “Imran Khan will again be on the roads built by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the bad memories of his irresponsible actions would haunt him for the rest of his life,” she concluded.