PTI mulls filing reference against PML-N

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that party was considering filing a reference against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to cancel their party registration. In a tweet on Sunday, Fawad Chaudhry accused Nawaz Sharif of violating the Election Act, stating that an absconder was making decisions for the party. He also claimed that, following Nawaz Sharif’s instructions, PML-N had announced that they would not accept the Supreme Court’s verdict, which could result in action under Article 6 of the Constitution. Yesterday, Chaudhry reacted to PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif’s statement and said that ‘a convict will not be allowed to dictate the Supreme Court (SC)”. Criticising Nawaz Sharif’s statement regarding the judiciary, Fawad Chaudhry said that the nation won’t allow a convict to dictate the Supreme Court (SC). “A convict won’t be allowed to dictate the judiciary regarding the constitution of benches and hearings of cases. —NNI