Atta Tarar for neutral approach in cases against politicians

Attaullah Tarar, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM), urged on Tuesday that hearings in various cases involving political leaders be conducted impartially.

He claimed that Imran Khan’s appearance for protective bail was an administrative failure and that it appeared to be only a public gathering when he was speaking at a press conference. He claimed that while the PTI leader arrived there via rally and that the event was merely a public gathering, his movement within the court’s grounds was purely administrative in nature. He noted that while the court had been waiting for Imran Khan the previous day, the former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had been issued a non-bailable arrest warrant today in the LNG terminal case by an accountability court.

He questioned whether Shahid Khaqan Abbsi and Imran Khan were receiving the same treatment. He continued, “An amateur minister, Mr. Sahi, manipulated the PTI cases. He claimed that the PML-N leadership received instructions not to be overly aggressive during the by-elections, and that the Deputy Commissioner and District Police Officers of Faisalabad were also summoned and ignored. To ensure justice, he urged complete oversight of the judicial system. He claimed that “another judge is hearing the cases against PML-N leaders about whom an audio leak has recently surfaced” and that “a Judge did not listen to the cases of Imran Khan.”

He said that false cases were registered against PML-N leadership in past but Imran’s lawyers were adopting delaying tactics for hearing of cases against him.

Imran Khan was hiding his daughter and criminal action should be taken for submitting a false affidavit , he said adding that all cases against him were being delayed by his lawyers on false pretenses.