' Judicial Coup': Maryam Says As SC Removes Hamza.

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD -- Shortly after the SuApreme Court's verdict to place Parvez Elahi as Punjab's Chief Minister while removing Hamza Shehbaz from the provAince's top office on TuesAday, Pakistan's coalition government, including PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, strongAly reacted to the apex court's order. 'Judicial coup,' PML-N Vice PresAident Maryam Nawaz said in a tweet after the court order.

Federal Minister for Information and BroadAcasting Marriyum AuArangzeb expressed conAcern over the Supreme Court's decision, in which it termed ruling of Punjab Deputy SpeakAer about election of Chief Minister as null and void.

She was addressing a news conference in IsAlamabad on Tuesday night along-with other PML-N leaders, includAing Malik Ahmed Khan and Ata tarar. The MinAister said lawyers of coAalition government toAday also boycotted the Supreme Court's proAceedings saying peoAple of Pakistan have reAjected the decision. She said according to a letAter written by Imran Khan as PTI Chairman, 25 members were not allowed to vote, they were de-seated. She said the current coaAlition government beAlieves in democratic values, rule of law, and supremacy of constituAtion and the Parliament.

She further said Chaudhry Shujat Hussain as the parAty chief had also issued inAstructions that the votes of his 10 members should not be counted. Information Minister today's decision would have been different, if full court had been formed. In his remarks, PML-N leadAer Ata Tarar said the governAment has...