KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday demanded that the Supreme Court take a suo motu notice on the recent interview of Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and initiate investiga-tion into dissolution of provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Speaking at a press conference, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab referred to a recent interview of the PTI chief regarding the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.

They claimed that the country was facing a serious crisis due to `unconstitutional` dissolution of the two provincial assemblies.

They demanded that a probebe initiated to ascertain if the provincial assemblies had been dissolved in a constitutional manner. They added that efforts were under way for a judicial coup in the country.

The information minister said that a very serious situation was developing in the country as the questions were being raised on the ways cases were being handled in the judiciary on the basis of `personal likes and dislikes`.

He said Imran Khan revealed that the meeting with former army chief retired Gen Qamar Bajwa was held in August in President House. `Before thismeeting, Imran Khan had launched a social media campaign against Gen Bajwa,` he said and alleged that the President House had become the centre of conspiracies.

The minister also came down heavily on the former chief justice of Pakistan, Saqib Nisar, and said he was fully involved in conspiracies.

`Right from the beginning Saqib Nisar had played the role of a facilitator for PTI chief Imran Khan,` he alleged.

He said that political parties were being directed to hold dialogue, which was not the function of judiciary.`Under which provision of the Constitution these orders are being passed,` he asked.

Mr Memon said the institutions were the hope of the entire nation, but unfortunately a few people were tilted in favour of a particular party on the basis of personal likes and dislikes, that put a question mark on the whole judicial system of the country.

He said the PTI chief was a puppet. `Earlier, he was acting on someone`s instructions, now he is ready to act on someone else`s signals,` he added.

The minister maintained that the PTI chief had earliertried to defame Pakistan Army and targeted judiciary at some points. `Now this person (IK) is plotting to defame the country,` he said, claiming that a social media cell of the PTI abroad was engaged in that task.

Barrister Wahab, who is also CM`s adviser on law, demanded that an investigation be initiated into the dissolution of Punjab and KP assemblies.

He said legislation was the function of parliaments and assemblies all over the world.

`But unfortunately, the constitution is changed throughsome court decisions in our country,` he added.

The provincial government`s spokesman said the PPP wanted an end to uncertainty prevailing in the country.

He said that such decisions were made which affected the elected governments and prime ministers. `It should be decided that all the decisions will be made by the chief justice instead of the parliament,` he said. `Politicians were the representatives of people, even then they could not change the Constitution, he added.