PBC demands full court to hear all political cases

Legal fraternity offers to mediate between opposing political parties

LAHORE:

 

Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Vice Chairman Haroonur Rashid and Executive Committee Chairman Hassan Raza Pasha have expressed their concerns over the current situation, saying that differences among the judiciary are not good for the Supreme Court (SC).

They desired that a full court meeting of the SC be called, and all internal issues should be resolved in that meeting.

They said that the PBC had time and again requested that in all political issues and cases, a full court should be constituted to avoid any criticism of the top court and its judges, and that would also uphold the image of the top judiciary in public.

They reiterated their earlier stance that in the present situation, the PBC was ready to call/arrange an all-party conference (APC) to reconcile differences/disputes, including the election issue, through dialogue.

They requested all the political parties to step down to create harmony and consensus on all the issues and to reduce the hype going on for the sake of the country and the public because Pakistan could not afford to further linger on the prevailing tensions among political parties.