She was talking to the media outside the Supreme Court after the announcement of the verdict on the petition seeking disqualification of Imran Khan and Jahangir Tareen. Marriyum said that in this case a thief and dacoit had been sacrificed to save the king. The minister said that they had accepted the SC verdict and the appearance of the former prime minister in the NAB court twice a day was a sequel to that. She maintained that the SC verdict had to be the one that was given today. Marriyum said that the continuation of democracy was imperative for strengthening the system and the state institutions.

Source: Pakistan Today December 15, 2017 19:41 UTC