Senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Irfan Siddiqui, has emphasised the need for JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman's support, not just his votes, in the coalition's efforts to pass constitutional amendments.
Speaking to a private TV channel on Thursday, Siddiqui hailed the Supreme Court's recent decision on the review petition regarding Article 63-A, calling it a correction of a major mistake. "This decision doesn't give relief to the government or any partyit gives relief to the Constitution," he remarked.
Siddiqui criticised the previous ruling by former chief justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justices Ijazul Ahsan, and Muneeb Akhtar, claiming they had effectively rewritten the Constitution to favour one political party in Punjab. "They added an extra phrase to ensure Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi took the chief minister's seat, instead of Hamza Shehbaz," he alleged.
He further warned of the dangers of judicial overreach, calling it "the most frightening form of dictatorship."
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