PCO judges’ case: ‘Armed forces destroyed the constitution’

SC should ensure the Constitution is never abrogated.


Express January 25, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for PCO judges Dr Abdul Basit urged the Supreme Court to set new precedents for contending with generals involved in abrogating the Constitution to discourage their comrades from following in their footsteps in the future.

“Armed forces have destroyed the Constitution. It was abrogated a number of times in the country’s history,” Dr Basit said in defence of Justices Shabbar Raza Rizvi and Hasnat Ahmad Khan. “The generals held the Constitution in abeyance, not the political parties.”

“We are in the process of creating history,” he said. “It falls within the Supreme Court’s ambit to ensure that these events do not take place in future. The court knows neither fear nor does it resort to favours.”

The four-member bench of the apex court constituted for hearing the cases against PCO judges did not comment on the assertions. The bench was headed by Justice MA Shahid Siddiqui and comprised Justice Jawad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Pervez.

“External powers are imposing new taxes in Pakistan when there is no water, no electricity and target killing is at its peak,” Dr Basit said. Analysts believe a conspiracy is being hatched against Pakistan’s nuclear assets.

The court adjourned the case till today (Tuesday).

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2011.

COMMENTS (9)

salim | 13 years ago | Reply If 'armed forces destroyed the constitution' then judges are equally responsible for aiding and abetting!
Khalid Rahim | 13 years ago | Reply Lets bury the past mistakes of the armed forces and pray that wisdom now prevails amongst the higher echelons of the Armed Forces. As a child I have been very closely associated with the Institution often arguing on her conduct and role against the Judiciary. If our Generals today look upon themselves as on of the wheels alongside the judiciary that carries the stagecoach onwards; The horses being the legisturers and the coachman being the executive. If the two wheels find that the Coach driver and the horses are running wild and liable to overturn the coach these two can jointly stop the motion to allow the shaken passangers change both the driver and the horses to maintain the onward journey without any pitfalls.
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