President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Asma Jahangir has opposed calling in army in Karachi saying the fundamental rights of people will stand suspended on the arrival of army.
Talking to media, Asma said that problems will not be resolved if army is called in Karachi. She proposed to the government to give powers to institutions so that situation could be overcome.
She warned that not only the powers of judiciary will be clipped but also fundamental rights of people will be usurped.
“If army comes in Karachi then Hyderabad and Sukkar are not far off”.
She opposed calling in army in Karachi and posed a question if the army could restore peace in Balochistan
She urged all political parties to sit together and find solution to the problem,
PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan said civilian government should not worry about calling in army and they should not think that if army comes then civil government will be dissolved.
He said that army was duty bound to improve law and order situation under the supervision of civil government.” To my view point there is no harm in calling army to deweaponize Karachi”, he remarked.
Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has strongly condemned calling in army in Karachi.
Asma Jahangir opposes calling in army at Karachi
