Supreme Court should not give ‘open-ended’ judgments: AQ Khan
Ambiguity in Supreme Court (SC) decisions has opened it to ridicule, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said on Wednesday.
Addressing the Lahore Bar Association at Aiwan-i-Adl, Khan also said that the SC must decide all cases on ‘merit’.
He said that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was still in office despite being convicted.
“If the SC said that Gilani could be disqualified; why did they not disqualify him themselves?,” he said.
He said that a similarly ambiguous decision had been handed down in the case concerning Rehman Malik’s dual nationality, who had been re-appointed adviser to the prime minister after his membership of Senate was suspended.
He said that Malik was not the only public official in the country with a dual nationality. He said the SC needed to set down clear guidelines to deal with such cases.
He said that the youth must exercise their right to vote in the coming elections to bring sincere leaders to power to replace the current lot of politicians. He said that the fact that most of Pakistan’s 40 million young registered voters did not vote reflected poorly on the people. He said that everyone must vote to improve things in Pakistan.
He said that corrupt politicians were looting the people and claiming to be pro-poor.
He said he was disappointed that while people were being massacres in Karachi even Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah had not tendered his resignation. He said that people being killed in drone attacks in the tribal areas were being falsely labelled ‘militants’.
He said revolutionary change in Pakistan had started from Lahore. He said that lawyers must maintain the dignity of their black coats and not throw shoes at judges.
About politics, he said, “Politics leads to [perils like] Kufa but if a situation arises, I will tread that path.”
He said that he was offered nationality in Saudi Arabia and UAE but he preferred to live in Pakistan.
Published In The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2012.
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@Fugative How u know he is lying come on man shame on u if u just dont like him .......
When was the last time you had written a scientific paper? Don't call yourself a scientist. You are an opportunist, who amassed wealth to live a luxurious life in a mansion without hard work.
Your name is going to shine in the history books. We are proud of you. Let the baboons jumping around!
hm. First time I agree with the guy. The court is being irresponsible and devaluing its own judgments.
@Beatle: Be quite mate, we all have enough respect for our real hero.
Saudi Arabia and UAE offered AQ Khan nationality? No bigger can be a lie than that. Americans desperately want to investigate him, and the moment he lands in SA or UAE he would be onboard another plane to Fairfax.
It seems he wants to join ranks of PTI and PPP in future.
Well said Dr. sahb, the nation is proud of you!
He should try to preserve whatever respect for him is left in the eyes of common man.
agree with a.q khan
and what about suo-motu on each item that interests CJ - shouldn't there be a criteria to remove CJ's likes and dislikes.
dr. sahib it is time for rest, read books, research paper presented in university for youth to meet new world order - please leave politics.,....
Ver well said Sir! Ambiguity and confusion is NOT what we want and need at these hard times.
First time I have ever agreed with Dr Qadeer.He is right that the supreme court should give clear and unambiguous judgements instead of passing the ball into others courts.It is that lack of clear and decisive action that is causing all the problems.
Qadeer should mind his own business.
I thought he was under house arrest?