Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday criticized President Arif Alvi for expressing “anti-government and one-sided” views in a letter written to implement Supreme Court orders regarding elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
On March 24, President Dr. Arif Alvi wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court’s orders regarding the provincial elections.
However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif – in a five-page response to the seven-point memorandum – said Alvi’s letter appeared to be a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) “press release” that reflected partisan and anti-government views. .
“I am compelled at the outset to express my dismay at the blatantly biased nature of your letter, which in parts reads like a press release from the opposition political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (whose one-sided, anti- Prime Minister Shehbaz said in the letter that despite your constitutional oath/position of the President, you continue to openly support the views of the government.
He said that it is a matter of record that the President had violated his oath several times before and acted in a similar “biased manner”.
