ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Registrar’s Office on Friday returned a constitutional petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Andaleeb Abbas seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
In her application, Abbasi had alleged that PM Shehbaz was guilty of breaching his oath by including proclaimed offenders in his delegation during a foreign visit
In her petition, the PTI leader has contended that PM Shehbaz misused his powers and violated the constitution after taking proclaimed offenders including his son Suleman Shehbaz and Hussain Nawaz as part of a delegation to meet Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on April 28.
Later, PM Shehbaz and his cabinet members took a four-day visit to London in May this year.
The petitioner said that “during his visit, the prime minister met with his brother and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss issues of national and international nature strictly related to Pakistan’s political and economic policies.”
The petitioner has also alleged that PM Shehbaz, during his London visit also met with finance minister Ishaq Dar, “another proclaimed offender”.
The petitioner further said that during his three-day official visit to Turkey from May 31 to June 2, the prime minister again included his son Suleman in the delegation along with his wife to attend a meeting hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The petitioner has accused PM Shehbaz of violating the Official Secrets Act, 1923 by communicating official secrets with an unauthorised person.
However, the registrar’s office returned the petition after raising objections stating that “the petitioner has not pointed out as to what questions of public importance in the case concerning enforcement of any of the fundamental rights have been violated.
