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LHC Turns Down Pleas Against Nawaz Sharif

Lahore (May  17, 2018): Lahore High Court on Thursday has rejected pleas seeking proceedings of treason case under article 6 against former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, directed the applicants to contact concerned forum.

According to the details, pleas were submitted with LHC  after the controversial statement of the former PM, Nawaz Sharif about Mumbai Attacks to initiate proceedings under article 6.

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Honourable Judge, Shams Mehmood Mirza announced the reserved judgment today, in which he rejected the pleas and asked the applicants to contact concerned forum in this regard.

Article 6 Definition:

1. Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.

2. Any person aiding or abetting or collaborating the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty of high treason.

2A. An act of high treason mentioned in clause (1) or clause (2) shall not be validated by any court including the Supreme Court and a High Court.

3. Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) shall by law provide for the punishment of persons found guilty of high treason.

It may be recalled, Nawaz, in a recent interview to a newspaper, had said, “Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we complete the trial?”

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