Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the Supreme Court verdict ordering elections in Punjab on May 14 as ‘murder of justice’.

Addressing the National Assembly a few hours after the court issued the verdict, Shehbaz said that the decision had come on the day of the ‘judicial murder’ of former PM Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and was yet another travesty of justice.

“No condemnation is enough,” Shehbaz added.

Cabinet rejects verdict: sources

A meeting of the federal cabinet under Prime MInister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the Supreme Court’s verdict ordering elections in Punjab on May 14, sources said on Tuesday afternonn.

Reports said that the cabinet said that the decision was not ‘actionable’.

The cabinet has also decided it will use the parliament’s floor to raise its voice against the decision.