No one is above the law, says PM on Imran’s disqualification

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision on the toshakhana reference shattered the “idol” of honesty and truthfulness of Imran Khan.

The prime minister’s response came after the ECP disqualified PTI chief Imran Khan in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1)(p) for making “false statements and incorrect declaration”.

The prime minister, in a tweet, said that the Commission had served justice in the case. “The nation has witnessed that Imran Khan made personal earninsg using the office of the prime minister. The idol of truthfulness and honesty stands shattered,” he wrote on Twitter.

He urged the PTI chief to surrender before the law instead of fighting against law, using bullets and batons and bringing the rioters. No one is above the law, he remarked.

الیکشن کمشن نے توشہ خانہ ریفرنس میں انصاف کیا۔ قوم نے دیکھ لیا کہ کرپٹ پریکٹس کرکے وزیراعظم کے منصب کو ذاتی آمدنی کا ذریعہ بنایاگیا۔ “صداقت وامانت” کا بُت پاش پاش ہوگیا۔ قانون سے لڑنے، گولیاں،ڈنڈے چلانے / فسادی جتھے لانے کے بجائے قانون کے سامنے سر جھکائیں۔کوئی قانون سے بالا نہیں

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 21, 2022

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman congratulated the nation on the closure of PTI chief Imran Khan’s political chapter.

Talking to media persons after the ECP’s verdict, the PDM chief termed Imran Khan an unnecessary element of the country’s politics and alleged he was installed by external forces. He said Imran Khan was not a reliable person as he kept on changing his statements time and again.

“Imran Khan calls other people thieves but he himself has looted money from all over the world including America, Israel, and India. Today, his theft has been captured and Pakistan will get rid of such elements in the future,” he added.

Maulana Fazal categorically warned the elements backing Imran Khan in a bid to create anarchy in the country to be dealt with an iron hand.

He proposed that the PTI workers should not create hurdles for the people adding that the JUI-F had carried out many a millions march, but did not disturb the social and commercial life of the people.

He said the reaction shown on the disqualification of Imran Khan by his unruly party workers was against the social and political norms.

He made it clear that Imran Khan was constitutionally ousted from the position of prime minister through ‘no trust motion’ and today he was disqualified due to misdeclaration in the Toshakhana case.

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