Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif demanded Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial step down, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported.

A top court bench headed by the CJP declared illegal the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan the other day.

Taking to Twitter, Maryam said the chief justice of Pakistan should lead the post and join the Tehreek-e-Insaf.

“Chief Justice was very happy today to see the person who embezzled Rs60 billion and he was even more happy to release this criminal, she tweets,

She adds "The chief justice is responsible for the attacks on the most important and sensitive facilities of the country. He is shielding Fitna and adding fuel to the fire.

"You are the chief justice. Leave the post and join Tehreek-e-Insaaf like your mother-in-law."

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 "It is good to see you," the CJP said at the onset of hearing Imran Khan's plea. We believe that Imran Khan's arrest was illegal. 

"The IHC should hear the case tomorrow. You will have to accept whatever the high court decides.It is every politician's responsibility to ensure law and order."

In response, the PTI chief, through the media present in the courtroom, forwarded a message to his supporters that they should refrain from damaging public and private property.

“The court will issue an appropriate order today,” the CJP said during the hearing, adding that the court was “very serious” about the matter.

“I don’t want any loss in the country nor do I wish for people to get incited. I just want free and fair elections,” the PTI chief told the court, pleading with the court that despite his responding to the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) notices, he was arrested.

In response to the court’s question about whether he knew what was going on in Pakistan, Khan — who became the first prime minister to be ousted from office through a no-confidence vote in April last year — said his mobile phone was taken away and he was unaware about what was happening in the country.

Then the PTI chief requested the CJP to send him home, but the top judge said he was not going to do that and assured him that he would "remain at peace at the Police Lines Guest House".

"You can stay there, talk, rest, and then present yourself before the Islamabad High Court tomorrow," CJP told Khan. The CJP then directed authorities to allow Khan to meet as many as 10 people — including his lawyers, friends, and family members.