Politicians and courtsWith Supreme Court holding Jahangir Tareen ineligible from holding a public office, the PTI has suffered a major loss. Tareen was both a reliable friend of the PTI chief and his political adviser. It remains to be seen how much of the fervour that Tareen possessed still remains in him after the verdict. It has been suggested that the judgment against Tareen was the unsuspected outcome of the legal strategy he had suggested against Nawaz Sharif. The way the politicians are being debarred from holding public office also calls for rethinking by Parliament on Articles 62 and 63.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 15:22 UTC