Journalists comment on Imran Khan's appearance before SC

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 10 November 2021 |  Daud Malik

Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court regarding the APS attack case, prompting various reactions from journalists on social media. They expressed amusement and concern over the proceedings and Khan's assertions.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—As Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before the three-bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday in the APS attack case, journalists started commenting on Twitter on the premier's statement before the apex court.

Hasan Zaidi was amused when the prime minister said there was no sacred cow in the country. He tweeted: "Hahahahaha. Kehne mein kya jaata hai.”

Similarly, Mubashir Zaidi tweeted that the whole nation is in a fit of laughter over the prime minister's assertion.

Mubashir Zaidi also termed the whole exercise of summoning the premier as vague. "What exactly was the point of IK being summoned to the SC? So IK could say he respects the law and for a judge to say that as the PM, the SC respected him? Vague and pointless."

When the news broke that the Supreme Court had decided to summon the prime minister, Cyril Almedia thought the premier should not appear before the bench.

According to dawn.com, the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, comprising Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, summoned the prime minister around 10 am. He arrived at the court roughly two hours later, just before noon.

Asad Ali Toor was concerned that the prime minister used the gate reserved for the judges and added that former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani used the gate reserved for common litigants. "#BREAKING: Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI entered #SupremeCourt from the gate dedicated for the entrance of honourable judges. Worth to mention prime ministers in the past included @NawazSharifMNS @YusufRazaGilan1 came to court from the gate for common litigants/citizens."

Asma Shirazi wondered if the Supreme Court would ask the prime minister about the talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

After the prime minister's appearance, the bench adjourned the hearing for four weeks, directing the government to submit a progress report within that time.