LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has rejected the PTI-led federal government’s decision to appoint retired Supreme Court judge Azmat Saeed Sheikh as head of the Broadsheet inquiry committee.
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said, “Conducting an investigation through someone who himself should be investigated is the murder of justice. Prime Minister Imran Khan, have the courage to tell the nation you need an NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance).”
“An investigation from the former deputy prosecutor general of NAB was a bigger fraud than Broadsheet as he was a part of original signing of the agreement with the anti-graft-body and was one of the negotiators in the deal,” added Marriyum.
The statement further said Justice Sheikh also served as a member of the board of governors of the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, adding that this showed PM Imran’s “ill-intent” behind handing over the Broadsheet inquiry to him.
“How can the investigation conducted by the former deputy prosecutor general be transparent and fair?” questioned the statement, adding that “being a legal officer, he Justice Sheikh had fully understood the document of agreement with Broadsheet.”
“The nation wants accountability for those who loot and squander their earnings, sprinkling salt on the wounds is not a joke,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bukhari has asserted that the appointment of the former judge had exposed the government’s dishonesty, adding that the purpose of appointing Justice Sheikh was to cast all blame on the opposition and previous governments.
“Investigation of the Broadsheet case under such circumstances is tantamount to throwing dust in the eyes of the people. Broadsheet is a very important issue [so] we want a transparent investigation,” he added.
