ISLAMABAD: On Friday, the PTI reaffirmed its demand that Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa step down from benches considering cases involving the political party, and its founder disclosed that he was thinking of going on a hunger strike if he was not given justice.
Speaking with media following his attendance at the Friday hearings in the £190 million corruption case, Imran Khan stated that as every citizen is equal under the law, matters should not be determined based solely on personal preference.
He made the point that, despite his attorney’s objections to the CJP’s sitting on the bench, every other matter involving his party was scheduled before CJP Isa.
He asserted that his legal team desired the removal of certain cases from Courtroom 1.
The former prime minister also restated his claim that a colonel or major was in charge of Adiala Jail, citing the fact that the jail superintendent was “under their command” and had denied having a meeting with party leaders.
When several PTI leaders went to the jail to speak with Mr. Khan about internal party conflicts, the jailer allegedly refused to let them in for at least three hours, following the orders of the military official.
The founder of the PTI stated that if justice was not served, he might consider going on a hunger strike.
Speaking with reporters, Mr. Khan stated that he would counsel the PTI leaders to keep internal disagreements private since doing so would draw attention away from the true issue.
According to the PTI founder, PML-N politics have already been buried by the current budget.
Separately, PTI Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan stated during a press conference that the CJP ought to step aside from any PTI-related issues since they had misgivings about him.
Speaking at the event, PTI attorney Shoaib Shaheen said that the party wanted decisions to be made in accordance with the law and the Constitution and that the CJP shouldn’t be on the bench because the party and its leader had voiced concerns about him.
Even PTI leader Shaukat Basra asserted that all 180 MNAs and MPAs in the nation would show up in court to voice their objections.
Procedures
In the graft case, Judge Mohammad Ali Warriach of the accountability court had earlier called four witnesses: Azam Khan, Zubeda Jalal, Pervez Khattak, and a patwari. On July 10, the court would record their statements.
Thirty prosecution witnesses have so far had their statements recorded by the court; the defense has also had a chance to cross-examine these witnesses.
