Islamabad, Judiciary should end the impression of separate laws for the powerful and the weak.
PM Imran Khan strongly criticized opposition parties for what he termed " a circus on containers" aimed at evading accountability.
font size="3">The prime minister had been addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Havelian-Mansehra section of the Hazara motorway. After dispensing with niceties and speaking about the potential benefits of the project, he turned his attention to the JUI-F's dharna.
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font size="3">"If there ever was an expert on dharnas, he is standing right here," he said in self reference, before mocking the opposition for giving up their protest too soon.
"[Using religion for personal benefit] is the biggest sin," he declared. "I pray that the Maulana is spared the judgement that is waiting for him in the hereafter."
The prime minister, however, reiterated that would not spare "a single corrupt person" in the country.
font size="3">"My message [to all my opponents] is that my God has trained me for challenges. I know how to win and how to face defeat. And I know how to stand back up after I have been defeated," he said.
font size="3">"It is my promise to God that I will not spare a single person who has plundered the nation's money. We only asked for a Rs7 billion guarantee. The amount is peanuts for them. The way they have looted the country, they can easily tip someone Rs7bn," he said.
font size="3">He said that though the government had "merely asked for a piece of paper with the guarantee on it", the PML-N started creating "drama" on this demand.p style="border-style: solid; box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-color: currentcolor; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; line-height: 1.7; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 0.02px;">
Referring to this perceived disparity in how the powerful and the powerless are treated in Pakistan's justice system, the prime minister pleaded that Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and his successor, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, take whatever measures necessary to restore the confidence of the nation in the judiciary.font size="3">"If you need funds, we will provide them [...] please restore this nation's trust in our judicial system," he said. "We will support you in whatever way we can."
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