- Imran Khan directs PTI’s leadership to support the lawyer movement.
- Instead of terrorists, measures are taken against PTI, says the lawyer.
- says the founder of PTI that is tried in a controlled atmosphere.
Rawalpindi: The former founder of PTI Premier and imprisoned, Imran Khan, threw his weight behind the protest movement of the lawyers against the appointment of “unconstitutional” judges on Tuesday and described the amendment 26 an “attack” against the judicial system.
His comments were transmitted to the media outside the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi for his legal advisor Faisal Chaudhry.
His comments occurred one day after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the appointment of six new judges for the Supreme Court in the middle of a boycott by legislators of PTI and two SC judges. Previously, three judges, from Sindh, Baluchistan and Lahore, were transferred to the IHC, causing severe criticisms of legal fraternity.
The Bar Association would challenge the nominations of the six judges in the Superior Court, said PTI Hamid Khan Senator on Monday, promising to continue with the “protest movement.”
In addition, the three representative law councils of the Federal Capital-Counselo of Lawyers of Islamabad (IBC), Association of Lawyers of the Superior Court of Islamabad (IHCBA) and the Bar Association of the District of Islamabad (IDBA)) announced the launch of A long march during the audience of the 26th amendment related to the amendment requests.
Talking to journalists after his meeting with the prisoner prime minister, his lawyer Chaudhry said: “The founder of PTI directs [his party leadership] to support the movement of lawyers against the [unconstitutional] Appointment of judges “.
He urged the interested authorities to focus on the open letters written by Imran the Chief of the Army personnel (COAS), the general also Munir. He had not been right in the country, Faisal cited Imran as he said.
Highlighting in the establishment, the lawyer said that instead of taking measures against terrorism, they pursued PTI supporters.
The founder of PTI was being tried in a controlled environment, said the lawyer, added that they requested Khan’s trial in an open court. He also said that the founder of PTI was not receiving right to a fair trial.
Currently, an IMF delegation is visiting Pakistan, he said, adding that the opposition leader Omar Ayub would present a file.
The file contains all the details of the last two and a half years, including political victimization, torture and martyrdom of PTI workers at the hands of the law agents, added the lawyer.
