Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur criticized the government over the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, asserting that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would call for protests if the government appointed a favored candidate as the Chief Justice of Pakistan, according to Presstonight. Speaking to reporters at the Peshawar High Court (PHC) after securing protective bail, Gandapur emphasized that PTI workers from across the country would gather in the federal capital to demand change.
“We will not return until the nation is freed from the corrupt and incapable rulers,” he declared. He condemned the government for making amendments “in the darkness” and reaffirmed that the PTI would not tolerate any infringement on judicial independence.
Gandapur asserted that exercising their right to protest was fundamental under the law, and he vowed that they would continue to advocate for the appointment of the most senior judge as Chief Justice. He criticized the current trend of judicial appointments based on personal preferences, warning that it jeopardizes impartiality and fairness in the judiciary.
