‘Political tensions may attract non-democratic forces’

Amid intensifying stare-down between the government and opposition, Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has expressed serious apprehensions that the political volatility may well serve as an opportunity for the ‘non-political’ forces to derail the democratic setup of the country.

PBC Vice-Chairman Hafeez-ur-Rehman Chaudhry, in a statement, warned that prevailing political tensions can pave a way for democratic irritants to take advantage of the already fragile democracy of the country.

Referring to the ruling party’s attempts to prolong the matter, Hafeez said that delaying the constitutional process of no-confidence motion on “flimsy pretexts, most likely on the behest of democratic irritants, can put the country in an irrecoverable situation”.

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Owing to this grave situation where the entire state machinery is in a stand-still position, the vice-chairman called upon the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to take notice so as to ensure that the no-confidence motion takes place as per the democratic tradition, irrespective of its result.

He urged the CJP to make sure the process takes place smoothly in order to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution, rule of law and in the best interest of democratic and constitutional norms.