Objectives Resolution integral part of constitution: CJ
The Chief Justice said that no one has ever tried changing the Objectives Resolution.
ISLAMABAD:
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the Objectives Resolution is an integral part of the constitution and no one has ever tried changing it.
The Chief Justice made this observation while hearing the arguments in the 18th amendment case.
The federation's lawyer KK Agha pleaded before the court that the Objectives Resolution cannot block amendments. He said there is no basic structure of the constitution.
Justice Jawad S Khwaja observed that the Objectives Resolution has been accepted as part of the constitution. He said freedom of judiciary is a vital organ of the Objectives Resolution.