SC verdict accepted despite reservations: Asfandyar Wali Khan


PESHAWAR: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan said on Saturday that he has accepted Supreme Court`s verdict disqualifying Nawaz Sharif despite having serious reservations regarding it.
Speaking to journalists, Khan said that he hopes his reservations are proved wrong in the future.Β
He also requested the media and the politicians to focus on real issues now that the Panama Papers case has reached its logical conclusion.
?I request the political leadership of the country to not give their authority to the judiciary as the parliament will loose its importance through such actions,? he said.Β
?We will always maintain our struggle for the supremacy of parliament and will not let democracy get derailed the country.?
The ANP chief further said that Article 62,63 of the Constitution should be amended to its original form by revoking clauses which were added in during the regime of General Zia.
Khan said that his party wanted to amend the articles through the 18th Amendment, however, the party which opposed the move at the time was PML-N.
?Today he has become a victim of the same article,? said the ANP president.
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