Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir has said the judiciary is performing its constitutional duty by keeping a check on the performance of the government.
She said the judiciary was a reliable institution and a part of the democratic process, adding that there was no concept of justice without democracy. She said government functionaries could no longer influence the judiciary.
She was addressing the annual meeting of the SCBA executive committee at Supreme Court Lahore registry.
She said she had never faced any pressure from the government during her tenure.
She lauded lawyers for launching a movement for the independence of the judiciary and added that the judiciary would not have been restored had the lawyers not taken to the roads.
She, however, said her struggle had not started with the lawyers’ movement, nor had it ended with it. She said she had been struggling for human rights since her childhood.
She said merit was not being observed in the appointment of superior courts judges, and added that women should also be elevated to the bench.
She said if the executive tried to deviate from implementation of apex court decisions, the lawyers and bar council would not allow it to do so.
She added that she had received many life threats during her tenure, but said of those behind them that they should bear in mind that no one could frighten a lawyer.
Democracy is overrated and is not the best political system in the world. There has to be a better way.
Yes but real democracy not like Zardari’s
No! No Justice No Peace and forget about democracy without justice, it will be plutocracy like we have
what if 99% decide to kill 1% just because they donk like the color of their tie or cap?
not necessarily
Term has become overloaded now a days, it’s like giving up gold for silver
no justices means more mumtaz qadri’s and more ajmal pahari’s
not true
we need dictators
No justice as long as there is a Chief Justice with a political agenda. No justice as long as there are ex-Chief Justices of High Courts who are ready to defend self confessed murderers openly taking law into their hands.
Lol
justice ain’t no justice until it’s rolls down like water and rightness lik a mighty stream……JAHAN JUDGES HE CRUPT HON WAHAN KON SA SALA JUSTICE!!! Democracy what democracy LIKE the one we always have in pakistan. then MUSH NON DEMOCCRACY WAS WAY MUCH BATTER OFF!!!!!
now pakistan democracy showing world that pakistan giving sacrifises of their lifes and every thing and pakistan is democratic country now,his public and pakistan has every property of democracy.Judicary,parliament,,media,adminstration etc.in world many belive this democracy remain in future,thanks.
She is too biased towards ppp
A Piece of Land which was asked from Allah, and then declares Parliament Supreme, in a country of Allah, for which we had a slogan PAkistan = LA Ilaha illallah. And practically doesnt pratice the two nation theory.
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