Maryam Nawaz reacts to Khawaja Asif's disqualification in Iqama case
Maryam said, "Remember, now the nation will even vote the 'shadow' of Khawaja Asif."
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that you disqualify the one you cannot compete in the elections.
Reacting to the disqualification of Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader took to social networking site Twitter and said, "Remember, now the nation will even vote the ‘shadow’ of Khawaja Asif."
Few minutes later, Maryam Nawaz also changed her profile picture on Twitter:
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/khlNKQ3Lfn
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 26, 2018
Earlier today, Islamabad High Court (IHC) has disqualified Khawaja Asif from the parliament under Article 62 (1)(f).
A three-member bench, headed by Justice Athar Minallah, had reserved verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar’s plea on April-10.
It is worth here to mention that Dar had lost elections to Asif in May-2013. The PTI leader moved court against Asif relying on apex court’s landmark July-28 judgment pertaining to receivable salary under which the SC had ousted ex-premier Nawaz Sharif.
Dar in his petition had alleged that Asif was entitled to draw a salary which fell under category of receivable asset; however, since he did not declare it in the nomination form while contesting the 2013 general elections from NA-110, he did not qualify to remain a member of the National Assembly.
