ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed has said that the decision of the Supreme Court on the presidential reference is a “victory for Pakistan”.
Senator Faisal Javed said that for the first time, people will know what happens in the Senate. He said the apex court heard all concerned parties and the attorney-general gave excellent arguments in court.
Terming the decision a victory for Pakistan, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wants transparency and elimination of corruption in the elections, while the opposition wants to continue with the malpractices.
“Imran Khan came into politics to eradicate corruption and today’s decision is his victory because he doesn’t want to build any palaces or set up factories,” he said. The PTI senator said that the work has to be done by the parliament but this opinion by the Supreme Court is a strong one for transparency.
His remarks came shortly after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on the polling for the Senate elections cannot be held through an open ballot. The apex court ruled that the Election Commission is empowered to take all the steps to ensure transparency in the polls.
“It is the responsibility of the Election Commission to end corrupt practices from the electoral process and it can utilise the technology in this regard,” the short order stated.
