ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz has responded to the alleged audio leak of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s mother-in-law.
جہاں فیصلے آئین اور قانون نہیں بلکہ بیگمات/ساسوں کی پسند اور ناپسند کی بنیاد پر ہورہے ہوں، وہاں فتنہ اور انتشار ہو گا اور تعمیر و ترقی صرف خواب رہے گی۔ پہلے بھی کہا تھا چیف جسٹس صاحب! یہ پاکستان کی عدلیہ ہے، joyland نہیں!
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 23, 2023
In a statement on Twitter, Maryam Nawaz expressed concern that decisions were being made based on the likes and dislikes of mothers-in-law and wives rather than on the basis of law and constitution.
سپریم کورٹ کا نہیں، ساس کورٹ کا ! https://t.co/B5xnpeWdl2
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 23, 2023
Maryam Nawaz warns of chaos
Maryam Nawaz warned that such an approach could lead to sedition and chaos and would make development and progress nothing more than a dream.
She also criticized the Supreme Court bench hearing the election case, which she referred to as a “Saas Court” or “Mother-in-Law Court.”
The alleged leaked audio had been circulating on social media platforms, featuring a conversation between two women who were identified as PTI lawyer Khwaja Tariq Rahim’s wife Rafia Tariq and Mah Jabeen, who was said to be the mother-in-law of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial.
In the audio, the two women were heard discussing the possibility of martial law being imposed if early elections were not held in Punjab.
The audio has sparked controversy across Pakistan, with many people expressing concern about the judicial and political implications of the alleged conversation. Currently, it is unclear whether the audio is authentic or fabricated.
عمر بندیال کی فیملی کی انصاف مینج کرنے کی آڈیو کال لیک ، مریم نواز کا موقف درست ثابت pic.twitter.com/1PB8pnToYV
— Pervaiz Sandhila (@chsandhilaa) April 23, 2023
Ms Nawaz’s statement highlights concerns about the role of personal relationships in the decision-making process, and the potential for such relationships to influence the course of justice in Pakistan.
The controversy surrounding the alleged audio leak is likely to continue as the investigation into its authenticity and implications unfolds.
