MULTAN: Veteran politician Javed Hashmi has said though the Supreme Court verdict on establishment of military courts is divided, it has established writ of the parliament.

Talking to the media here on Wednesday, Mr Hashmi said the decision proved there was no pressure on state institutions.

The verdict had also closed the door of institutional transgression, he added.

He said the military courts would speedily dispose of terrorism cases, bringing back peace to the country, especially Karachi, where hundreds of people were being killed.

Mr Hashmi said the militarycourts should decide cases without any discrimination even if rulers were among the accused.

He said that he always had a `soft corner` for Altaf Hussain and his party, but by inviting India (for help) the Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief had shown disrespect for his forefathers` decision to migrate to Pakistan.

He demanded Altaf Hussain should be brought back to Pakistan from England and tried under treason charges.

The former president of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said the stance taken by Hamid Khan and retired Justice Wajihuddin (against Imran Khan`s policies) had redeemed his point of view on the way the PTI was being run.

He said that he had suggested to Imran Khan to end the Islamabad sit-in when Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif had offered to become a guarantor for the establishment of Judicial Commission (to probe into alleged rigging of 2013 poll).

`I was trying to save the parliament, the PTI and the armed forces but some people were trying to divide the army and damage the parIlament and democracy. But Imran Khan did not understand my point of view,` he said.

Mr Hashmi said he was a wellwisher of PTI as he did not divide it by creating a forward block despite having such offer from within the party.

`Some people were desiring imposition of martial law but my resignation (from party) saved the assemblies and helped avoid army rule,` he said.