Summary Ayaz Sadiq said the decision in his case would have been same as Asif's case had he moved SC
LAHORE: (Dunya News) – National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has on Thursday said that NA-110 verdict by Supreme Court had buried the politics of allegations forever. He said that the decision in his case would have been the same had he moved Supreme Court (SC), reported Dunya News.
Speaking on the occasion of inauguration of an eye clinic in his constituency (NA-122, Lahore), Ayaz Sadid termed the SC decision as the victory of the truth. “I congratulate Khawaja Asif ten times, not once”, he said.
Commenting on Donald Trump’s victory in United States presidential election, Ayaz Sadiq said that the runner-up Hillary Clinton and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan would have been consulting by now with each other regarding their reaction to the defeat in the election. He said that the people of Pakistan were wiser compared to the Americans.
He added that Justice (r) Amir Raza was a perfect choice for the news leak investigation committee as he was an impartial and honest man while advised not to discuss the Panama Leaks issue since it was sub judice.
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A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali conducted the proceedings of the case in which, he remarked that it’s a duty of Election Commission to secure electoral record.
Khawaja Asif’s counsel Farooq H. Naek said that Election Tribunal has failed to provide any evidence to prove rigging in the constituency. He claimed that some elements were continuously pressurizing the courts to affect the decision.
PTI’s lawyer Babar Awan said that not election, but something else was happened in NA-110.
Meanwhile, Khawaja Asif took to the social networking site Twitter and announced the verdict with great ecstasy.
I am humbled...Alhamdolillah.I have no words to thank Almighty.. Supreme court has endorsed the will of people of Sialkot ..
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) November 10, 2016
