The Supreme Court judges have expressed annoyance over Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent “black sheep” remarks, asking him to file reference against such elements.
The remarks from the judges came during a hearing of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendment case earlier on Thursday.
A five-member SC larger bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi conducted the hearing on NAB amendment case.
During the hearing, Justice Mandokhail, while interacting with Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan, observed that the prime minister labelled the judges as “black sheep”.
“If you like the decision then a judge is fine but if you dislike the verdict then a judge becomes black sheep,” Justice Mandokhail remarked.
Responding to the remarks, the AGP clarified that the PM did not label the “honourable judges” as black sheep. “This [black sheep remarks] was not aimed at incumbent judges,” the AGP added.
Justice Minallah also apparently expressed annoyance over the remarks, saying: “We are not black sheep [but] we are black bumble bee so PM can get the benefit of doubt.”
The judge also told the AGP to ask the premier to file reference against “black sheep” in the judiciary. File reference if there are any ‘black sheep’ in judiciary: SC judges annoyed over PM Shehbaz’s remarks
“If you like the decision then a judge is fine but if you dislike the verdict then a judge becomes black sheep.” File reference if there are any ‘black sheep’ in judiciary: SC judges annoyed over PM Shehbaz’s remarks.
