ISLAMABAD - A writ petition was moved before the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday, seeking directions for a probe to find out the truth about the letter, which Prime Minister Imran Khan brandished in a public rally in Islamabad.
While addressing a public rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers on 27th March, the PM Imran Khan had pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at the crowd, claiming it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” being hatched to topple his government.
However, the opposition believes the premier is using the letter as an excuse to woo the government’s allies and PTI dissidents in the face of the no-confidence motion against him.
In this regard, senior advocate Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta filed a petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of Constitution, and federation through Law and Justice Division secretary has been made respondent.
He said that it was an “extraordinary situation” which may cause a law and order situation to develop in the country by causing hatred against friendly countries. He added that the situation required immediate steps to ease the “mental agony” of common Pakistanis caused by this development.
“The gravity of the situation needs the attention of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take immediate step[s] to find out the truth about [the] subject matter,” the petition said. The petitioner prayed that the respondent may be directed to deliver the ‘letter’ to the concerned civil and military authorities to investigate this threat/letter. The federal government on March 30 said that it intended to take the issue to the apex court, and claimed that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif was a part of the conspiracy.
In a joint press conference, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the prime minister had agreed to present the letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial.
While addressing a public rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers on 27th March, the PM Imran Khan had pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at the crowd, claiming it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” being hatched to topple his government.
However, the opposition believes the premier is using the letter as an excuse to woo the government’s allies and PTI dissidents in the face of the no-confidence motion against him.
In this regard, senior advocate Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta filed a petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of Constitution, and federation through Law and Justice Division secretary has been made respondent.
He said that it was an “extraordinary situation” which may cause a law and order situation to develop in the country by causing hatred against friendly countries. He added that the situation required immediate steps to ease the “mental agony” of common Pakistanis caused by this development.
“The gravity of the situation needs the attention of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take immediate step[s] to find out the truth about [the] subject matter,” the petition said. The petitioner prayed that the respondent may be directed to deliver the ‘letter’ to the concerned civil and military authorities to investigate this threat/letter. The federal government on March 30 said that it intended to take the issue to the apex court, and claimed that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif was a part of the conspiracy.
In a joint press conference, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the prime minister had agreed to present the letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial.
