Imran Khan imposed 'civil martial law' in Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif

Leader of Opposition and Pakistan Muslim League N leader Shahbaz Sharif on Monday reacting to the dissolution of the National Assembly and rejection of the noconfidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Khan had imposed a civil martial law in the countryAddressing a press conference today the PMLN chief said that Imran Khan along with his party members has blatantly challenged the Constitution of PakistanHe was accompanied by Pakistan Peoples Party PPP Chairperson Bilawal BhuttoZardari and Jamiat UlemaiIslamFazl JUIF leader Asad Mehmood Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan MQMP convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Balochistan National Party Mengal BNPM chief Akhtar Mengal and others in IslamabadIn violation of the courts orders the then Prime Minister and the President have taken extraconstitutional steps he said during the presserThe PMLN leader also said that it is true that no one could challenge the proceedings of the House but if the Constitution is violated there then will it not be protectedReferring to the dramatic turn of events in the lower house yesterday plunging the country into a constitutional crisis he said Fawad Chaudhry and the speaker read the written letters in the houseThe National Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved on Sunday In a development that is likely to worsen the political crisis in the country Pakistan President Arif Alvi has said that Imran Khan will continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of a caretaker PM under Article 224 A of the Pakistan ConstitutionMr Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A 4 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Alvi said in a tweetThis comes after Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI Chairman Imran Khan was denotified as the prime minister of Pakistan A statement was issued in this regard from the countrys Cabinet Division after the dissolution of the National Assembly Geo News reportedThe denotification comes after the deputy speaker of the National Assembly NA Qasim Suri dismissed the noconfidence motion against the PTI chairman and termed it unconstitutionalPakistans Opposition parties have been contemplating their actions going forward after the noconfidence motion against Imran Khan was rejected and the National Assembly was dissolvedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever