No institution alone can form a good government: Chief Justice
Addressing a full court session, the chief justice said the apex court is a constitutional institution and that all institutions should work within their constitutionally defined parameters.
Chaudhry further said that the Supreme Court is tasked with a very important job.
Recently, the country witnessed a veiled war of words between the chief justice and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Following the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Asghar Khan case and a resulting chorus of allegations and a torrent of charges, ranging from financial corruption to constitutional excesses against former military generals, the army chief came to his institution’s defence.
“Weakening of institutions and trying to assume more than one’s due role will set the country back,” Kayani had said.
“No individual or institution has the monopoly to decide what is right or wrong in defining the ultimate national interest,” he added.
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@Mirza: In no other country the Army is undermined the way it is being done in Pakistan these days. In my reckoning, Army is paying the price for the decision not to interfere in political affairs, for not derailing the system and making political martyrs as was done in the past and for refusing to support the Judiciary in establishment of Bangladesh model.
Parvez Musharaf was right to ask for his resignation.
No individual or institution has the monopoly to decide what is right or wrong in defining the ultimate national interest,”
This statement of the CJ does not make much sense . In a democratic order there is no confusion on this issue .The Parliament has the power to define, whenever required ,
what the national interests are . Why to confuse a well- settled issue !.
it is very important to understand that no human can claim superiority on other. All we see in Pakistan is that we sow seeds of hatred for others as most of us have very high egos. What we get if we blame Army, judiciary or govt. the net result is damage to our motherland. We as a nation should learn to tolerate and keep our anger for our adversaries. Become good as a nation and everything will change for good.
He has also mastered the art of giving sermons of Justice, Morality but factually working against the spirit of his sermons like average Pakistani. Pakisatnis and their Corrupt Justice make an excellent team. Keep on looting through son, Hinsering justice, and every day files of pending cases setting new records but keep on issuing excellent statements. Shame on You Corrupt Justice. One eyed.
Churchill said, "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber".
Does he want judges to sit in federal and provincial cabinets?
Please start doing your job instead of giving sermons to the others. You are the highest paid government employee. And the sum total of your performance is zero.
@Shah: You are right on the spot. Both of these unelected paid govt servants are not allowed to take part in politics and make political and populist speeches. Yet the SC CJ and army chief or ISPR gives their daily political statements and speeches. In no other country these service men are allowed to issue daily speeches. Regards, M
Some people use to say that y does Chief of Army staff has to give political speeches...Army should mind their buisness and stay in the baracks... Now i will ask those peopel should not Chief Justice stay in the court and mind his own buisness....
@ Chief: You should be proud of yourself for doing your part so well with full honesty and sincerity. You will always be remembered for being the one who changed the course of history!