Lawyers oppose demand for Nawaz’s resignation
Pass resolution stating that premier can only be removed through constitutional means
Pass resolution stating that premier can only be removed through constitutional means. PHOTO: REUTERS
RAWALPINDI:
As the nation waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court to announce its verdict in the Panama leaks case, representatives of lawyers from different bar associations and councils across the country on Monday noted that a demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif before the verdict is issued is unreasonable.
Gathering under the banner of All Pakistan Lawyers’ Representatives Convention, on the invitation of Rawalpindi District Bar Association, lawyers passed a resolution criticising the demand for PM’s resignation.
Representatives from 120 bar associations and councils noted that the demand for resignation without waiting for the SC’s verdict was unconstitutional and illegal.
The legal fraternity will not favour a call for the resignation, they observed.
In the resolution, presented by Punjab Bar Council member Ghulam Mustafa Kundwal, the lawyers maintained that all national institutions should remain within the limits defined in the Constitution.
Appreciating the apex court’s role in dispensing justice, the lawyers observed that political issues should be settled in the parliament rather than in the apex court.
Moreover, they lawyers’ in the resolution said they would not allow the murder of the mandate which had been given to the premier by the people as they vowed to keep away from any campaign which forces the prime minister out of office till the final verdict of the superior court. Further, they vowed that they would not permit the esteem of the top court to be lowered in the proceedings of the case.
The resolution further said that the premier could only be removed through the procedure defined in the Constitution.
The representatives of the lawyers also condemned certain political parties for trying to portray the SC as a party against the prime minister in national media.
An overwhelming majority of the speakers noted that lawyers did not speak for certain political parties, rather they stood for the supremacy of the constitution and law apart from supporting democracy.
The speakers also underlined the need for accountability of all state institutions apart from politicians. Alluding to the case of Article 6 against former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, a lawyer said that the judiciary needs to bring the case to its logical conclusion without further delay.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2017.
As the nation waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court to announce its verdict in the Panama leaks case, representatives of lawyers from different bar associations and councils across the country on Monday noted that a demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif before the verdict is issued is unreasonable.
Gathering under the banner of All Pakistan Lawyers’ Representatives Convention, on the invitation of Rawalpindi District Bar Association, lawyers passed a resolution criticising the demand for PM’s resignation.
Representatives from 120 bar associations and councils noted that the demand for resignation without waiting for the SC’s verdict was unconstitutional and illegal.
The legal fraternity will not favour a call for the resignation, they observed.
In the resolution, presented by Punjab Bar Council member Ghulam Mustafa Kundwal, the lawyers maintained that all national institutions should remain within the limits defined in the Constitution.
Appreciating the apex court’s role in dispensing justice, the lawyers observed that political issues should be settled in the parliament rather than in the apex court.
Moreover, they lawyers’ in the resolution said they would not allow the murder of the mandate which had been given to the premier by the people as they vowed to keep away from any campaign which forces the prime minister out of office till the final verdict of the superior court. Further, they vowed that they would not permit the esteem of the top court to be lowered in the proceedings of the case.
The resolution further said that the premier could only be removed through the procedure defined in the Constitution.
The representatives of the lawyers also condemned certain political parties for trying to portray the SC as a party against the prime minister in national media.
An overwhelming majority of the speakers noted that lawyers did not speak for certain political parties, rather they stood for the supremacy of the constitution and law apart from supporting democracy.
The speakers also underlined the need for accountability of all state institutions apart from politicians. Alluding to the case of Article 6 against former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, a lawyer said that the judiciary needs to bring the case to its logical conclusion without further delay.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2017.