LAHORE:
PML-Q chief Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says those raising a hue
and cry over Article 6 of the Constitution should also read Article
63(g) that clearly states that any parliamentarian who tries to defame
the judiciary and the armed forces or uses derogatory language against
them will lose their membership of parliament.
Addressing a lawyers’ convention at the Muslim League House here on Saturday, Senator Shujaat said such a big gathering of the protectors of law testifies to the popularity of his party. He said the PML was not defeated by votes but by returning officers (ROs).
He said his party would not allow the passage of the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) in its current form. He said a legal cell had been established at the Muslim League House to provide assistance to the poor and the destitute.
Shujaat said the first requirement of law and justice was that everyone should be kept and seen at an equal level without prejudice. “Why is the govt not proceeding against those ministers and disqualifying them under Article 63(g) for publicly admitting that they had delivered speeches against the army and were taking their revenge?”
He said the PML would not have regretted the fact had it lost elections by votes. “Everyone knows that if a commission is set up or an inquiry is held at any time then every bag to be opened will give the same results which were shown in Karachi,” he added.
Shujaat welcomed the decision of the incumbent chief justice of Pakistan to set the provision of justice at a lower level as his first priority. “We should all try to make Pakistan a welfare state as envisioned by Quaid-i-Azam where all citizens, including the minorities, should be equal and the state should protect the life and property of everyone.”
He expressed the hope that the CJ would take practical steps, including the constitution of a special cell, to save overseas Pakistanis’ costly properties from forcible occupation.
The convention was attended by prominent lawyers in large numbers from all over the province. On the stage were seated Aslam Zaar, Asif Cheema, Dr Khalid Ranjha, Ch Anwar Bhinder, Mian Munir, Malik Shakeel Sikander, Engineer Shehzad Elahi, Qamar Hayat Kathia, Abdullah Yousuf and others while Alamgir advocate, Kamil Ali Agha, Muhammad Basharat Raja and Ch Zaheeruddin Khan also addressed the convention.
Lashing out at the incumbent government, the PML leaders said even judges were saying that people were not being provided articles of daily use and fundamental rights. They said according to the superior judiciary, in Punjab alone the accused were acquitted in 90 per cent of cases due to the defective performance of the police and prosecution.
They said today neither bread (roti) nor employment was available to the masses in the Punjab. They said the election of Muslim League representatives in the elections of bar associations was proof of good work done during the PML tenure.
Addressing a lawyers’ convention at the Muslim League House here on Saturday, Senator Shujaat said such a big gathering of the protectors of law testifies to the popularity of his party. He said the PML was not defeated by votes but by returning officers (ROs).
He said his party would not allow the passage of the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) in its current form. He said a legal cell had been established at the Muslim League House to provide assistance to the poor and the destitute.
Shujaat said the first requirement of law and justice was that everyone should be kept and seen at an equal level without prejudice. “Why is the govt not proceeding against those ministers and disqualifying them under Article 63(g) for publicly admitting that they had delivered speeches against the army and were taking their revenge?”
He said the PML would not have regretted the fact had it lost elections by votes. “Everyone knows that if a commission is set up or an inquiry is held at any time then every bag to be opened will give the same results which were shown in Karachi,” he added.
Shujaat welcomed the decision of the incumbent chief justice of Pakistan to set the provision of justice at a lower level as his first priority. “We should all try to make Pakistan a welfare state as envisioned by Quaid-i-Azam where all citizens, including the minorities, should be equal and the state should protect the life and property of everyone.”
He expressed the hope that the CJ would take practical steps, including the constitution of a special cell, to save overseas Pakistanis’ costly properties from forcible occupation.
The convention was attended by prominent lawyers in large numbers from all over the province. On the stage were seated Aslam Zaar, Asif Cheema, Dr Khalid Ranjha, Ch Anwar Bhinder, Mian Munir, Malik Shakeel Sikander, Engineer Shehzad Elahi, Qamar Hayat Kathia, Abdullah Yousuf and others while Alamgir advocate, Kamil Ali Agha, Muhammad Basharat Raja and Ch Zaheeruddin Khan also addressed the convention.
Lashing out at the incumbent government, the PML leaders said even judges were saying that people were not being provided articles of daily use and fundamental rights. They said according to the superior judiciary, in Punjab alone the accused were acquitted in 90 per cent of cases due to the defective performance of the police and prosecution.
They said today neither bread (roti) nor employment was available to the masses in the Punjab. They said the election of Muslim League representatives in the elections of bar associations was proof of good work done during the PML tenure.
