Country can't withstand another crisis: Nawaz
Sharifs discuss Imran's treatment, contempt proceedings
During a weekly meeting of the Sharif family, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif cautioned that Pakistan cannot endure another constitutional or political crisis, a warning that came amid ongoing political turmoil and legal proceedings. The meeting, attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, and others, was particularly significant due to the Supreme Court's decision regarding former Prime Minister Imran Khan's medical treatment.
Nawaz Sharif questioned Shehbaz Sharif about the choice to transfer Imran Khan to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) instead of Shifa International Hospital, as ordered by the Supreme Court in its August 18 ruling. The two brothers also addressed the government's potential response to contempt proceedings brought against them by the PTI for alleged non-compliance.
Nawaz Sharif, who has served as prime minister three times, stressed the country's inability to withstand another crisis. The discussion reflects Pakistan's history of conflicts between elected governments and the judiciary, with former PPP Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani previously being sent into exile by the Supreme Court. The PML-N government faces uncertainty given the composition of the Supreme Court bench that issued the August 18 order and the nature of the directions it provided.
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