Bureaucracy will have to apologise to Imran, says Omar Ayub

• It's not us but the court that being insulted, says Aleema.
• Faraz says judges should have got their orders implemented.
• Ayub voices frustration over being barred from meeting former PM.

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub on Friday called on the Supreme Court and high courts to reestablish their writ by ensuring the enforcement of their rulings, The News reported.

Speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Ayub expressed frustration over being denied permission to meet the former prime minister, Imran Khan, which he described as a blatant violation of the law and Constitution.

He criticised the judiciary for failing to enforce its own decisions, urging the chief justices of both the Supreme Court and high courts to restore the judiciary’s authority.

Ayub also recounted an incident where an officer at Adiala jail told them they were “unknown people”. Slamming the bureaucracy, he warned that they would have to apologise to the PTI founding chairman once he returns to power as prime minister.

The PTI leader recalled that a three-member bench of the IHC had given the decision allowing their meeting with the party founder. “We, Imran Khan’s associates, have been denied a meeting with our leader for the past three months.”

Speaking to journalists at the IHC, Imran’s sister Aleema Khan said the jail staff does not understand the order of the chief justice and that “it is not us but the court that is being insulted”.

Leader of Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz deplored the state of affairs and insisted that it was the constitutional duty of judges to get their orders implemented.