Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday criticised
the Supreme Court's (SC) decision in Imran Khan's disqualification case,
and announced that he will "launch a movement for the provision justice
in the country".
"Daul
standards of justice would not be tolerated in the country," Sharif said
while talking to media in London before leaving for Pakistan.
Commenting
on the SC's decision, which rejected Hanif Abbasi's petition for Khan's
disqualification, Sharif said all his predictions were coming true.
"It
is dual standard of justice; my virtual salary — which I never withdrew
— was considered an asset, whereas their [Imran Khan] businesses worth
tens of thousands of pounds and offshore company Niazi Services were not
considered an asset, despite they owned them," he said.
He alleged that the SC bench was issuing clarifications regarding the businesses and the company of Khan.
Further
criticising the role of the apex court, Sharif complained that Khan
filed a four-page case against him and sat calmly in his house, whereas,
the bench acted as a party against him.
"And when we
filed a case against Imran Khan, the bench acted as a counsel
[representing Khan]," he said, adding that the difference [in the
handling of both the cases] was evident.
Sharif further
said, "Such type of justice will not be tolerated and we will launch a
forceful movement against it. The time has come to bring the ideology of
necessity to an end."
He said: "My struggle is for the
supremacy of law and the Constitution in Pakistan, and I am willing to
pay every price for this."
