A few days back, I got a chance to meet a political personality who is said to be very close to the top leadership if the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), especially Maryam Nawaz. During the meeting I got to know of an informal meeting in which five PML (N) members along with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband, retired Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan sat together at the former PM’s residence to devise policy to counter the judgments and remarks of Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar that are affecting the party, and most particularly Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif salutes people during a rally supporting him in Islamabad on August 9, 2017. The Pakistani Supreme Court had disqualified Sharif on July 28, after a probe into the Sharif family’s wealth.
This strategy is of a very aggressive nature. The participants of that meeting had an absolute consensus on the unlawfulness of Nisar’s verdicts pertaining to the party’s former head Nawaz Sharif. They further agreed on the political sense in Nisar’s statements related to the famous Panama Papers case and others.
It is generally believed by PML (N) members that such decisions by the chief justice have contributed to the rise in the popularity of Sharif and consequently Nisar is trying to neutralize this by making frequent appearances in public.
Leaving behind his due responsibilities, Nisar is often seen taking unilateral actions on matters that could tend to bolster his support within the community. He is often found showing concern for clean drinking water, fees for private medical colleges and cases of high public interest like that of Zainab Ansari, a seven-year-old girl who was brutally murdered after being raped in Kasur, Punjab province.
Surprise visits to hospitals and intervening in state matters could have no other purpose than to gain public support or to affect the success of PML (N) in general elections scheduled for July.
Maryam Nawaz addresses supporters during an election campaign rally on May 4, 2013, in Lahore.
It was also decided in the above-mentioned session that decisions on such matters as disqualification of the party head and other similar decisions will be brought forward to the public platforms along with their presentation to Parliament.
Furthermore, effective legislation would be done in order to restrict Nisar and his fellow judges to their jurisdiction and to instruct them to take necessary actions quickly to resolve pending cases, the duty for which they are paid and must be their primary focus. However, administrative issues should remain the duty of elected representatives.
It was discussed in the session that Nisar is taking every step to rule out PML (N) from the political picture, and the timing of the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif from being the party head is one example of Nisar getting personal to defame PML (N).
The participants of that session also expressed anger at the use of such terms as “godfather,” “robbers” and “Sicilian Mafia” by Nisar as passing remarks while hearing cases regarding PML (N) and suggested appropriate legislative measures to give Parliament the right to counteract such humiliation of parliamentarians.
Here it is noteworthy that it was Nawaz Sharif who appointed Nisar to the position of law secretary under the Pakistani Ministry of Law and Justice. It was the first time in the history of Pakistan that someone from the Bar was nominated for this designation. Even more interesting is the fact that Nawaz Sharif promoted Nisar to the designation of judge of the Lahore High Court as well as to the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court. And this very person pushed Sharif behind the eight-ball.
God knows the intentions but apparently the Pakistani judiciary is making decisions that are political in nature rather than being based on justice. In order to move forward, judges should avoid being political, and also the PML (N) should refrain from adopting any aggressive strategy if its is really keen to see Pakistan progress.
Nadia Mustafa , u being female better mind ur language. who the Hell r u to call me stupid? I have my opinion and fully entitle to express my self in the similar fashion as u r doing just like media cell of Panama queen Maryam panama
i a happy some body writing for pakistan. because here in pakistan columnist and journalists are doing servicess for pml, pti, cjp, and asif ali zardari. no one is thinking about pakistan and publis of pakistan. salute you to being pakistani.
what an article contains information. i ope CJP and PML N should stop this war and think for pakistan
. In order to move forward, judges should avoid being political, and also the PML (N) should refrain from adopting any aggressive strategy if its is really keen to see Pakistan progress.
By the way this is the author’s opinion on this critical situation. I fount nothing wrong in it. Just need to be educated to see the differance. Etween news and opinion.
I am amaized how stupid this person is.(salman) why need a comment if not read article? This is an eyw opening column with investigative information. This is pmln leadership who is thinking to react. Do not relate this to the author. This is not his opinion this is fact . What is going to happen.
The most shameful comment made by this so called leberal imran. He has not got skills to read yhis article properly. Columnist never said CJP doing wrong or nawwz sharif is very honest person. Hw just reveals a story which tells what pml n is planing to do now. I suggest before commenting u should read and understand the article first.
Thank u
Donkey’s finger for u khawja sb????
This is one of the great article evee written rrgarding juduciary activism. If some thing wrong in othee department does not mean you are allow to doing wrong.
Middle finger emoji to you
اپبے ھی گراتے ھیں نشیمن پہ بجلیاں
I wish if govt is aware of it’s administrative responsibilities. Corruption is rampant in govt departments. clean drinking water is serious issue let’s accept it. private colleges fees structure is serious issue let’s admit. if govt is busy in plundering govt exchecquer then someone has to step in. I would author of article plz don’t try to b paid patwareee of Panama shareef as he has many patwareee in his ranks and files.
Very poor Column… I think the columnist is less informative… First of all Nawaz Sharif Was dis qualified due to serious corruption allegation… Why is it not mentioned above.??? Secondly CJ Nisar did not named them as Godfather, Mafia etc , rather it was another judge and he did right coz Nawaz Sharif n co are lot more than mafia…
CJ Nisar is doing right by taking action on public issues as the beaurucracy which is under government has failed to perform…
In short mulk ka kabara nikal gaya hai n if someone is doing good then we should support him rather than saying He is getting into political matters…
And Why should he be jealous of Nawaz Sharif’s popularity as Nawaz Sharif got a shoe on his face recently in general public…. Plus everyone in Country except illiterate people of Pml n know that he is corrupt.
Also agree to the opinion that CJP nisar is taking interest in public matters just to neutralize the effect of his decisions pertaining to PML (N)
It’s true agre wid you
There is no justice in pakistan at all.
Very informative exclusive news article.
100% agree with columnist.
Leaving behind his due responsibilities, Nisar is often seen taking unilateral actions on matters that could tend to bolster his support within the community. He is often found showing concern for clean drinking water, fees for private medical colleges and cases of high public interest like that of Zainab Ansari, a seven-year-old girl who was brutally murdered after being raped in Kasur, Punjab province.
This strategy is of a very aggressive nature. The participants of that meeting had an absolute consensus on the unlawfulness of Nisar’s verdicts pertaining to the party’s former head Nawaz Sharif. They further agreed on the political sense in Nisar’s statements related to the famous Panama Papers case and others.
It is generally believed by PML (N) members that such decisions by the chief justice have contributed to the rise in the popularity of Sharif and consequently Nisar is trying to neutralize this by making frequent appearances in public.
Very true. Saqib nisar is very really bad man. Thank u mr malik