The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a bid to remove Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet from office.
In a petition filed by the PTI leaders Andalib Abbas and Hassan Niazi, the federal government, the principal secretary to the PM, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), amongst others, were made parties to the case.
The petition contended that money laundering cases against the premier are under hearing; meanwhile, he and his cabinet have met with proclaimed offenders during their London trip.
The PTI argued that in a “clear violation of the law,” PM Shehbaz included his son, Salman Shehbaz, and his wife on the official visit to Turkey. “The prime minister is violating the Constitution by misusing his powers,” stated the petition.
The petition asked the LHC to order the caretaker prime minister to take over and to remove the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and his cabinet from the office of the prime minister.
On May 11, PM Shehbaz and a group of 10 senior leaders from the PML-N met with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in London. They wanted to get his advice on how to get the country out of its current political, economic, and constitutional crisis.
Later, it was found out that the party leader had made them swear to follow him.
Later that month, the premier and a group of high-level officials went on an official three-day trip to Turkey. In addition to talking about the relationship between Pakistan and Turkey, the two leaders also talked about issues in the region and around the world.
Mahnur is MS(development Studies)Student at NUST University, completed BS Hons in Eng Literature. Content Writer, Policy analyst, Climate Change specialist, Teacher, HR Recruiter.
