COAS Asim Munir Issues Pivotal Statement on Elections, Peshawar High Court’s Landmark Decision !
sharing today’s important news with you
One is that Pakistan’s Chief of Staff is still on a tour in America
I was watching the news that the business community in Texas
interacted with overseas Pakistanis
they were asked a few questions
the questions were of political nature
they gave the answers
and if we look at the requirements of their position
if we look at it from the perspective of the law
then I feel that those questions should be asked to the Army Chief
and the answer to those questions should not be given by the Army Chief
because the constitution is very clear about it
the constitution says that the role of the armed forces of Pakistan
is to protect and defend Pakistan against external aggression
or any threat of war
or act in aid of civil power
when called upon the government to do so
meaning that any external aggression
which is a threat to Pakistan’s security
and security
it is the responsibility of the armed forces to protect Pakistan from it
whether it is land, sea or air
war
if there is a war
then it is the responsibility of the armed forces to protect and defend Pakistan
and then when the civil government calls upon the armed forces
in act of, in aid of civil power
then it is up to them
but it is not up to the civil government to decide it
otherwise, according to the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
the armed forces have nothing to do with politics
so much so
that the article that I told you about
about the functions of the armed forces
this is article 245 of the constitution
which talks about it
and apart from that
if the oath is taken
because in Pakistan it normally happens that
the opposition of the politicians
for example, the Prime Minister is taking it
the Governor is taking it
then it is also covered live on the media
so we know what the politicians say while taking the oath
or what oath they take
but I was watching
I have already seen it
I am telling you all
that the oath has to be taken on every important post
for example, before taking the position of Chief Election Commissioner
every person has to take the oath
and that oath is also
similarly, anybody who joins the armed forces as a member
of the armed forces
also has to take the oath
and it is mentioned in it
and it says that
I do solemnly swear that
I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan
and uphold the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
which embodies the will of the people
that I will not engage myself in any political activities whatsoever
this is written in the oath
any person who joins the army
as a member of the armed forces
he takes this oath
at the time of joining the armed forces
that I will not engage myself in any political activities whatsoever
and that I will honestly and faithfully serve Pakistan
in the Pakistan Army
or Navy or Air Force
as required by and under the law
may Allah Almighty help and guide me
so now this is written in the oath
that I will not engage myself in any political activity
in Pakistan
because the functions of the army
as I told you in article 245
it is mentioned in it
that what is the job of the army
I have told you that
so now for example
the Army Chief has been here for more than 10 days
he is on a tour of America
and the news on Geonews
and other media has also reported
that he has interacted with the Pakistani overseas community in Texas
so the question asked to him
was about the possibility of delay in the upcoming elections in Pakistan
and the answer he gave
was that
the question was
about the request of Tehreek-e-Insaf
in Lahore High Court
particularly the Army Chief was asked
so I think that
the Army Chief
should not be asked this question
because he is the
Chief of the Army Staff
so it is not his domain
or it is not his job
to take political questions
or to answer political questions
and you must have seen DGISPR
many times when they do press conferences
if there is a political question
they say that
this political question should not be asked from us
so the question should be asked about the security of Pakistan
they often say that
anyway this question was asked
and the reporting that has been done
is that
the question was that
the request submitted by PTI in Lahore High Court
can delay the elections
so the answer to this is being reported
I was not there so I did not hear
but the reporting is that
if due to this request the elections are delayed
then also
the elections of the Senate will not go ahead
and the elections of the Senate
will take place in March 2024
so this answer has been quoted
by the Army Chief
that if due to this request
the elections are delayed
then also the elections of the Senate will not go ahead
and the elections of the Senate will take place in March 2024
and after that they have
urged to invest
and assured that
the elections will take place on 8th February
in Pakistan
so this news
and the visit of the Army Chief
in Texas
with the overseas Pakistanis
their meeting
their interaction
and the question of political nature
and his answer
that too on the land of America
I think that
no one will leave such a good impression
and if legally
stricto senso
is seen and if
the constitution is seen
then it has a different demand
and we should follow it
as much as possible
I was talking about the oath of the Chief Election Commissioner
I was talking about the oath of the Chief Election Commissioner
what does that oath say
let me read it out to you
that oath says
that the one who is
Sikandar Sultan Rajab
he has taken this oath
that I solemnly swear
that as Chief Election Commissioner
that as Chief Election Commissioner
member of the Election Commission of Pakistan
I will discharge my duties
and perform my functions honestly
to the best of my ability
faithfully in accordance with the constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
and the law
and without fear or favour
affection or ill will
and that I will not allow my personal interest
to influence my official conduct
or my official decisions
may Allah Almighty help and guide me
so this oath has been taken
by the Chief Election Commissioner
Sikandar Sultan Rajab
that he will perform his duties
faithfully and will not
favour any political party
nor will he act against
any political party
which is based on
prejudice
so that he is not harmed
but Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf
is making a claim
and their claim has a lot of life
which is a record
and the sequence of events
tells us what happened
so Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf’s barrister
Gauhar Khan filed a petition
in Peshawar High Court
and told Peshawar High Court
that the Election Commission of Pakistan
has not allotted us the ballot
because they have not yet
accepted our intraparty elections
tomorrow is the last day to collect
the nomination papers
and if the ballot is not allotted to PTI
then all our candidates will be considered free
and if they are considered free
then it will be a big loss for us
so we should ask the Election Commission
to make a decision
so Peshawar High Court has now
ordered the Election Commission
to make a decision
on the intraparty elections
of Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf
by tomorrow
and the barrister Gauhar Khan
has also said that
with one party, i.e. PTI
there is a special treatment
32 questions were asked
to another party
and the requests against
the intraparty elections
were said to be planted
so Peshawar High Court
has said that tomorrow is 22nd
so make a decision by tomorrow
on whether PTI will be allotted the ballot
so no political party was
asked for the ballot
no question was asked
no sign was stopped
neither did they have to go to Peshawar High Court
and whatever
PTI is saying
this oath of the
Chief Election Commissioner
if we look at it
then I think a lot of
serious questions arise
secondly
apart from going to Peshawar High Court
Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf’s current chairman
Barrister Gauhar Khan has also contacted
the Supreme Court
and has called for level playing field
and intraparty elections
he has said that
documents are being snatched from our candidates
there was a report
and some other events
were reported
but Barrister Niazi’s father
was told that he was going
to collect the intraparty documents
from Mianwali but
documents were snatched
so
he has said
in the Supreme Court
that we are being treated unjustly
now in the meanwhile
in the backdrop
all this is happening
PTI’s allegations against election commission of Pakistan
listening to the courts
till now PTI is not getting a sign of change
and in this background
Imran Khan
has signed his documents
from Mianwali, Lahore, Islamabad
he was a lawyer
he went to Diyala and met Imran Khan
and he said that
first the jail authorities
snatched the documents
and returned them after 7 hours
but when they returned
they met Imran Khan
and signed the documents
and Imran Khan has signed the documents
from Mianwali, Lahore, Islamabad
but the question arises
that will Imran Khan
despite signing the documents
and collecting the intraparty documents
be able to contest in the elections
or not
because Islamabad High Court
which is important
and the famous Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court
Aamir Farooq
and the famous Judge
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri
both were asked
that Imran Khan’s intraparty
in that decision
in the Tosha Khana decision
that decision should be appealed
so they have
made a very technical point
they said that
the petition that was filed
in Islamabad High Court
and in that petition
the petition that you filed
it was a petition to appeal
under section 426
of the
Code of Criminal
Procedure
CRPC
but you did not file a petition to appeal
so you filed a petition to appeal
and we appealed
you did not file a petition to appeal
now you are in section 561 CRPC
and you are saying that
the decision should also be appealed
so they refused to give that relief
they said that the case has been appealed
but the decision will not be appealed
so yesterday I was here
in court
here in America in a court
and it was a small case
it was not a high profile case
and the trial court
was listening to it
and in that
when the judge was giving a sentence
I saw that
the judge was giving a sentence
and the judge said
the judge was quite aged
so he said
that the law
and its application
if ever
equity is being compromised
then whenever equity and law
are in conflict
we have to go with the equity
and I have said many times in my vlogs
that whenever law and equity are in conflict
equity shall prevail
the Earl of Oxford’s case 1615
that is 400 years ago
so the law of 400 years ago
Anglo-Saxon law
that is still being followed
in the land of America
in small cases
they say that
if there is no justice
then you do justice
ignore the strict application of the law
here
Chief Justice Amir Farooq
and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri
have done a very technical
strict application of law
and as a result
if the former chairman
of Pakistan’s largest political party
and Pakistan’s most accepted
political leader
is excluded from the election
then let it be
this is the interpretation
of law and justice
Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court
Chief Justice
Mehmood Jahangiri
a judge of justice
which in my opinion is wrong
this is not right
this is not the right interpretation of law
because law is just a tool
to dispense justice
this is not some heavenly scripture
which you have to apply
stricto sensu
that you did that
but you didn’t do that
so this is justice
you have to see
if a person like Imran Khan
is excluded from the election
on this technical basis
which you have brought up
then will the elections be
clear, transparent
free, just
credible, well reputed
or will everyone raise their finger
that Imran Khan
is excluded
and look this decision has also come
from Islamabad High Court
which has played its role
to see if justice is being done or not
but this decision has come
from Islamabad High Court
after which Imran Khan has collected
the nomination papers
but in spite of that
will he be able to take part in the elections
or not, there is still a big
question mark on this
Chaudhry Parvez Alai
has also said
while talking to the media
that the nomination papers have been collected
or are being collected
and he has said
that if there is no field
then what will happen to the level
when he was asked about the level playing field
and after that he said
that if free, fair, transparent elections
are not allowed
then there will be a historical crisis
let the elections take place in Pakistan
the future of the poor people is linked to this
so this is also a good thing
that Chaudhry Parvez Alai has said
and apart from that
Sheikh Rashid has collected
the nomination papers from 57
and asked them if there is any seat adjustment
from PTI
and they said that we have an old relationship with them
and I have come here
against PTI but I have not
given any statement against PTI
so I believe that
PTI will not make a candidate against me
so these are the news for today
thank you very much for watching the vlog
take care of yourself, Allah Hafiz
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