ISLAMABAD/SHARAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday pressed National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Saqid to resign for preparing a reference against Supreme Court judge Justice Asif Khosa. “Ayaz Sadiq had revealed his bias earlier and now it is clear he is not fit to occupy Office of Speaker National Assembly. He must resign immediately,” tweeted Kaptaan. He argued that the NA speaker is going all out to save the corruption of Nawaz Sharif who was disqualified by Supreme Court verdict in Panama case. The PTI chief questioned Ayaz Sadiq’s loyalties considering his remarks that his position as the speaker is not an investigative agency. “He forwarded reference against me and Jahangir Khan Tareen while rejecting the reference against Nawaz Sharif,” he added. In the reference against Justice Khosa, the speaker said, “Unfortunately Mr. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa in his judgment dated 20th April, 2017 has attributed failure on the part of Honorouble Speaker to inquire into or to investigate the matter or to refer the matter to the Election Commission of Pakistan against respondent No. 1… This clearly smacks of personal grudge or bias of the Honourable Judge.” Justice Khosa, who is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was part of five-judge bench which disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case. The reference has been filed under Article 209 of the constitution against Justice Khosa for delivering April 20 verdict in which he questioned Ayaz’s ruling in favour of Nawaz. Published in Daily Times, August 20th 2017.