Pakistan News: Proposal to run a sedition case against PM Shahbaz in Pak's Punjab Assembly passed

The Punjab Assembly of Pakistan has passed a resolution with a majority, demanding that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif be tried for treason. It has been said in the resolution that PM Shahbaz has broken the oath to the Constitution after discussing with his elder brother and fugitive former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London over the appointment of a new army chief.

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Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basharat Raza moved a sedition motion against Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the Assembly under Article 6 of the Constitution. In Punjab, there is a coalition government of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and its ally PMLQ. It has been said in the resolution that two days ago, PM Shahbaz had discussed with fugitive former PM Nawaz Sharif in London regarding the appointment of the new army chief.

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By doing so, he has not only violated his oath not to share sensitive matters with anyone but has also insulted the military establishment. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had gone to London to attend the funeral of the late British Queen Elizabeth II. During this, he also met his brother Nawaz Sharif.

It is noteworthy that Nawaz Sharif had gone to London for treatment after securing eight months of bail from the High Court on health grounds in November 2019, since then he has not returned to Pakistan. Before leaving Pakistan, Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in a corruption case, he was in Lakhpat jail.

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