Lawyers' panel demands full court hearing against 26th Amendment

Lawyers Action Committee has demanded that the appointment of judges be stopped till the conclusion of petitions filed in the Supreme Court against 26 Constitutional Amendment.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the lawyers leaders said if the Supreme Court declares 26 Constitutional Amendment invalid, the new judges will be dismissed. The 26th amendment has destroyed the judicial system.

The lawyer leaders demanded that the SC judges protect the Constitution and full court be formed to hear petitions against 26th amendment.

Advocate Riasat Ali Azad said an impression is being created that the lawyer body is calling shots at the behest of a political party. "We have no political agenda but we are striving for the constitutional supremacy," said the lawyer leader.

Meanwhile, the IHC Bar Association also challenged the 26th amendment in the Supreme Court. The bar has requested the apex court to nullify the constitutional amendment.