‘a welcoming move’
IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan termed the Supreme Court’s verdict ‘a welcoming move’.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Aleem congratulated the party’s Patron-in-Chief Jahangir Khan Tareen and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif after an end to their lifetime disqualification.
‘Judiciary moving to correct its record’
PPP senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira termed the top court’s verdict as a ‘good step’ to move to ‘correct its record.”
Talking to Geo News, he said the parliament enacted a law that capped disqualification at a maximum of five years under Article 62(1)(f); however, it was challenged in court. Expressing his views, Kaira urged to end the tradition of challenging every decision of the parliament in courts. “There’s also a perception that the apex court is correcting the wrongs committed in the past and this step should be supported,” he added.
The senior politician, who served on several top portfolios in previous governments, concluded his statement, saying: “The latest decision has accepted parliament’s decision, so this is a good move. The Supreme Court has accepted the parliament and people’s supremacy.”
