Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen, who was disqualified on December 15 last year by the Supreme Court under Article 62 (1)(f) of the constitution, said that the apex court’s Friday ruling on lifetime disqualification was “not applicable” in his case.
“I always believed 62 1(f) to be for life but not applicable in my case,” said Tareen on Twitter. “Full money trail provided of tax paid income, property declared in assets of children and not mine on advice of tax consultant. This was the only issue. My review is still pending and IA justice will prevail.”
PTI leader Naeemul Haque threw weight behind Tareen’s remarks. “As far as Sharif is concerned, we welcome this decision. He has looted and ruined this country,” Haque said regarding today’s decision.
“We respect the decision of the Supreme Court, but the cases of Nawaz Sharif and Jahangir Tareen were different because Tareen was not in government.” He added that “Tareen has continued to play an important part in the party and will continue to do so. He does not need to hold a position in order to contribute to the party.”
Published in Daily Times, April 14th 2018.
