Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court’s (SC) detailed judgment in the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) reserved seats case had laid bare the roles assigned to different individuals in the present setup. In an informal chat with journalists at the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, he said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) were the opening players in the setup.  “It has now become crystal clear that Justice Isa is a part of the London Plan. He deceived the nation,” Imran said, adding, “The top judge did not hear our petitions related to the May 9-related violence and the February 8 general elections.” Every tactic, he further said, was being employed to reduce the number of PTI’s seats in the National and provincial assemblies.

“None of our petitions is being heard. Everything now lies exposed.” The former prime minister further said there was a third empire as well whose backing they enjoyed. “His tenure is also to be extended. In short, this is a gang,” he added. He said it was now an open secret that the hostile forces planned to kick the PTI out of the electoral process and then eliminate the party.  The PTI founder said some brave judges stood up against the ‘gang’. “But they were removed from their posts. The chief justice showed Justice Mazahir Naqvi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan the door.” He went on to say that the CJP, through the Practice and Procedure Act, wanted to keep his dictatorship intact. “Through this legislation, the route to fix cases for hearing on merit was blocked.”

Credit: Independent News Pakistan