Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry hints imposition of emergency
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 3:58:35 by Faisal Farooq
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that options including emergency were available in the Constitution if Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani does not want implementation of the Supreme Court’s verdict.
A larger bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed hearing the cases of Balochistan law and order and missing persons.
The Chief Justice while hearing the case observed, “Emergency could be imposed in the country or anything other”. In his view, the issue of Balochistan could not be resolved by giving jobs to Baloch youth.
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued directives to the government to produce Balochistan Home Minister before the bench on Friday after registering a case against him, saying that serious allegation had been raised against him in the missing person case.
He remarked that the incumbent was not following Article 148 of the Constitution despite repetitive reminders.
In the today’s hearing, Principal Secretary of Prime Minister Khushnood Lashari and Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi and other government officials appeared before the bench.
The Chief Justice while addressing Khushnood Lashari said that the situation in the province was critical but the authorities concerned were not making serious efforts to bring the matters under control.
He commented that people were raising fingers at Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Frontier Corps (FC) and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the forceful disappearances.
Khushnood Lashari answered that the incumbent had introduced Aghaz-i-Haqooq-i-Balochistan Package on which Iftikhar Chaudhry asked him to visit the province to monitor the progress. He noted that the apex court could give up all key tasks to resolve the Balochistan issue.
In the meantime, Justice Khilji Arif asked the Advocate General Balochistan that how they can resolve the Balochistan issue as it is a burning matter. He remarked, “We are trying to control this fire by playing our role but all stakeholders will have to give input in this regard”.
On Tuesday, the Chief Justice said 80 per cent of the allegations with regards missing persons were against the Frontier Corps (FC).
He noted, “We want to save Balochistan…the law and order situation in the province is alarming and kidnappings and targeted killings are still going on”.
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Who will impose emergency in Pakistan? Supreme Court!!! How it will be enforced when accused are FC,ISI, MI, the Prime Minister, Ministers & even the President of Pakistan? Justice Chodhary, despite your good intentions you can do almost nothing in Pakistan except passing only paper orders to be defied by the executive and army. Better join politics to bring Pakistan on right tracks!!!
“Emergency” isn’t this some thing CJ declared unconstitutional when Musharaf used the option. Interesting!!!!
Its a pitty state of country where pple r gettin killed day in and day out and our beloved CJ having brain storming sessions (i used the term as there will be no outcome of this case like the one in Karachi) in court. Come on CJ close the cases than wasting time.
Who needs democracy without justice?
Halagu khan while leaving Baghdad asked the people ” tell me what is good, Rule by a believer who is unjust or by a just non believer?”
The people replied ” certainly a JUST non believer.