(Read: Sherry Rehman appointed Pakistan's Ambassador to the US)
Advocate Mohammad Azhar Siddique filed an application submitting that the appointment of Rehman as ambassador was illegal. He said that she was still a sitting member of the national assembly (MNA) which made it unlawful to appoint her on any government seat until she tenders her resignation from the assembly seat.
The petition will be heard by Justice Khalid Mehmood of the Lahore High Court for November 25.
The petitioner argued that the LHC was already hearing a petition seeking disqualification of Sherry Rehman from the assembly for tabling the blasphemy laws amendment bill in parliament as member of the national assembly.
He said that the MNA stood disqualified under article 62(1), 62(e), 62(d) and 62(g) of the constitution for tabling an amended bill in the blasphemy act. He said article 2-A and 227 of the constitution protect religion Islam and the same was violated by Rehman.
He argued that the ambassador designate is supposed to protect national interest of the country which Rehman cannot do due to her anti-Islam stance shown to public. The petitioner prayed to the court to declared the appointment of Sherry against the national interests and annul the government notification issued for her appointment as Ambassador to US.
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well done sherrry rehman.she is so decent and experienced lady.
She is well qualified lady.we should not use the name of islam in this debase politics.why we mix up islam with fascism.
I can't buy the idea that all such acts like the one by Mr.Siddiqui lawyer is out of any love or sincerely with the Religion. But indicates the severity of the situation where Religion can be used as a tool against the opponents so easily and without any check. we are not living at Mars but part of this world.All such acts are not only further polluting our already 'skillfully' 'poisoned' polity but making us a laughing stock among the people around us ; causing great damage to the image of Pakistan...!*
Shame on such narrow minded people!
To all those who were jumping up and down when that free judiciary movement was on and it was time to oust musharraf. Are you people happy now??
If only Advocate Mohammad Azhar Siddique cared about humanity as much as he does about Islam.
Well, I think Pak Gov has many other way better options than her. I think, whether she is anti-islam or pro-islam, she does not deserve that appointment because she does not have a good image in Pakistan. There are many other more qualified candidates for that probably most important job in foreing affairs.
Yes, she is an anti-Islam person so instead of her we should appoint Hazrat Ghazi Mumtaz Hussain Qadri as our Ambassador to U.S to protect the honour of Islam and Pakistan.
What a tremendous waste of the honourable court's time and resources. Such petitions should not be admitted for hearing.
Fifty Fifty.
Pakistanis must understand not every Pakistani is a muslim! It doens't make themn anti-muslim/islam!
Nonsense !!!
Advocate Mohammad Azhar Siddique needs to find something better to do.
Do you have gray-matter in your head and who are you to declare her no-religious? Get over it.
I want to swear here but I won't. Really, really?? This is what our lawyers are busy doing these days. Its a political appointment. Deal with it!!