Immediately after Azam Swati’s press conference, condemnations started pouring in from several quarters. PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar shared a clip from Swati’s press conference and termed it a “slap on the face of the Senate chairperson and entire parliament”. Power Minister Khurram Dastgir said he shared the anguish of Swati and has requested the Ministry of Interior to “investigate gross invasion of privacy, inform people of the facts and penalise the perpetrators”. PTI leader Maleeka Bokhari questioned, “Can the guardians of fundamental rights – the honourable chief justice and other Judges remain silent on the torture, humiliation, sexual abuse and assassination attempts of members belonging to Pakistan’s largest political party?”
“The CJP had the privilege of exercising suo motu powers which are now defunct,” she added. PML-N’s Miftah Ismail also joined others in condemning the alleged incident narrated by Swati.Quoting a tweet by Imran, he posted: “I have never felt the urge to retweet Imran Khan but here I have to agree with him. The video of Begum Azam Swati is clearly beyond the pale.”I feel ashamed that an honourable woman can be so humiliated in my country. This madness must stop.” PTI leader Hammad Azhar, meanwhile, demanded the resignation of Senate chairperson Sadiq Sanjrani. Another leader from the party, Fawad Chaudhry termed the entire situation “tragic”. He noted that Swati’s account showed that the “guesthouses of the Supreme Court are completely covered by hidden cameras” and private videos were recorded at the Prime Minister’s Office as well as of SC judges.”This is a tragic situation,” he regretted. Former education minister Shafqat Mahmood said he was “shocked” at the release of the “terrible video”.”No words really to express how tragic it is. What low depths have people sunk to.”MQM-P’s Faisal Sabzwari said he was extremely sorry for the pain Swati and his family was going through and urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to “order highest level inquiry on the accusations”.
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