Sharif claimed that he had only accepted the (Provisional Constitutional Order) PCO judges under compulsion from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and would not do so in future.
"PML-N had only joined the federal cabinet on the assurance by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari, that the sacked judges would be restored on May 12", Daily Times quoted Sharif, as saying.
He said that the restoration of the sacked judiciary would have a positive impact on the ongoing energy crisis and price hike, adding that the Punjab government would support the lawyers' long march, instead of blocking its path. (ANI)
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