Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif speaks to the media.
Shahbaz Sharif says appointing Justice (retd) Gulzar Ahmed as interim PM is an “attempt to subvert Constitution”.In a letter written to President Alvi, Shahbaz confirms he had received his April 4 message regarding appointment of caretaker PM.Adds all issues, including the violation of Article 244 and 224A at this point, are “subjudice”.
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif informed President Arif Alvi on Wednesday that the Opposition does not agree with the suggestion of appointing Justice (retd) Gulzar Ahmed as the interim prime minister and that the process for the appointment issued by the head of the state was a “violation of law and Constitution”.
In a letter, Shahbaz confirmed to the president that he had received his April 4 message regarding the appointment of a caretaker prime minister.
The PML-N president informed President Alvi that the speaker’s ruling on April 3 on the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan was a “blatant violation of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan” and the “Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business” of the lower house.
“The entire super-structure built thereon, including all consequential notifications relating to dismissal of the Resolution, advice of the Prime Minister regarding dissolution of the National Assembly, and continuation of the Prime minister in office are all illegal, without lawful authority and of no legal effect,” wrote Shahbaz.
