Pak PM Accused Of Treason For Consulting Nawaz Sharif Over New Army Chief
NDTV
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had met his 'fugitive' brother Nawaz Sharif in London and discussed the appointment of the next Army chief with him.
Pakistan's Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution with a majority vote against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking his trial under treason charges for consulting his ‘fugitive' elder brother Nawaz Sharif in London on the appointment of the new army chief.
Punjab Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Basharat Raja presented the resolution in the House seeking action against Prime Minister Shehbaz under Article 6 (treason) of the Constitution. Punjab is ruled by ousted prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and its ally party PMLQ.
The resolution says the premier consulted a fugitive -- Nawaz Sharif, a three-time aprime minister of Pakistan -- in London a couple of days ago on the appointment of the new army chief, which not only amounts to the prime minister's oath preventing him from sharing sensitive matters with unrelated persons but also an insult to the institution of the Army.
The Pakistan Prime Minister was in London to attend the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. He met Nawaz Sharif during his stay in the city and discussed the appointment of the next Army chief with him. Nawaz Sharif has been living in London since November 2019 after Lahore High Court granted him bail for eight weeks on medical grounds.
