Contempt case would be closed if speaker doesn’t disqualify PM: Aitzaz

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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s counsel Aitzaz Ahsan believes that the contempt of court case against his client would be closed if he is not disqualified by the National Assembly speaker following his conviction by the Supreme Court (SC).
Talking to reporters in Lahore on Tuesday, the former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senator said that the NA speaker was the key to the door of the Election Commission of Pakistan, and that the case would be closed if the speaker does not disqualify the premier. He said the SC had not disqualified the prime minister, and his objections to the judgment were based on “constitutional grounds”.
He termed the imprisonment of 30 seconds to his client “wrong” and “against the law”. Aitzaz said that it was not possible to sentence someone to imprisonment without giving a reason for it, adding that the prime minister had “never given any indication of not accepting the court’s orders”.
He said that an appeal would be filed to challenge the verdict against Gilani. He said there are many complications in the contempt of court case, adding that the president had immunity.

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  1. Aitzaz talks sense. The nation must not forget, once a PCO judge always a PCO judge. And Iftikhar Chaudhry has the honour of having taken oath under PCO not once, but twice. Though he had the guts to send home 52 judges who took oath under PCO only once. There is no Supreme Court in the country. We only have a Chaudhry Court. The government must move to appoint Supreme Court.

    • JIALA SAHIB! Then why your leader Benazir bhutto said," Iftikhar ch is my chief justice, i will hoist pakistan`s flag at his house".

  2. CJ was in bench that sentenced Nawaz Sharrif, but later declared that sentence illegal, they allowed Mansoor video conference but denied haqqani that facility…BAISED..BAISED…BAISED.

  3. In Asghar Khan case , CJ say he can't call politician on affadivit, but calls Memo commission on Mansoor's affadavit….He doesn't open case against his own son…but hears cases against PM son….He objects to government's employees extension but gives extension to Ramday and Faqir mohammad…BAISED, BAISED…BAISED.

    • This is the same ChiefJustice who got his son(a MBBS doctor) inducted into FIA by pressurising Musharraf govt, and asked Sidh CM to provide him helicoptor. What honesty can you expect from him.

  4. Aitzaz is uttering these words for the last many days. Let him file the appeal and should wait for the result. If SC judges have made the mistake he has the opportunity to get it rectified from the appellate Bench. Bhutto made mockery of court during the proceedings, Benazir talked about the Chamak and now the latest rhetoric . Every criminal utters the same words if the judgment is against him. Just go to any court you will be faced with such comments. Jialas are bent upon to lower the dignity of courts.

    • Aitzaz is repeating his words to file the appeal because Sharifs do not understand the right of appeal. Jialas have been hanged and punished by the courts time and again. Even now.

    • Was it not a supreme Court judge Nasim Shah who openly accepted in his interview ti IftikharAhmad that judges were pressurised by govt to announce death sentence to Bhutto. Who made a mockery? Come on man, and do not distort facts. Justice Mushtaq Chaudhry was eaten up by bees during his funeral. You r likely to hv the same treatment.

  5. Mr.Ehtejaj Ahsan was considered an upright man during the lawer's movement but he received Rs.50,000,000 from Sh.Afzal to defend him in Haris Steel Mills corruption case and now he is fully aware that he is defending the corruption of his party leadership.this is very unfortunate that he has lost all respect earned during the recent past.

  6. Men of Law do not fight battles in media. Are not you not culpable of polticizing it the same way you were accusing some judges as of stepping out of legal realm.

    • Man, it is judges of Supreme Court who feed to media by giving high sounding remarks during hearings. After all, why not Supreme Court issues order to stop comments on this case in TV TalkShows? Only becoz some powerful media sections, being against this govt for not giving them income tax discounts, hold TV TalkShows to run black mailing campaighn against the govt.

  7. Once a friend of mine said to me "Every one has a price, but one has to make a right bid". I considered Aitezaz Ahsan an upright person even his name was involved in LPG quota scandal and handing over the list of Sikh leaders to Indian government. But his uprightness short lived. as soon as he won the seat of senate and some behind the scene promises, he started defending corruption. Once he used to say that there is some sense in these corruption cases now he is saying that president enjoys immunity.

    • Use ur senses. How come such a sensitive act as handing over lists of Sikh terrorists cud be done without approval of ISI and Army. There must hv been some policy issue involved. Newspapers, and political jealousies add a lot os spicy material to the facts and ordinary man is led to believe them as truth.

    • Aitzaz Ahsan was not heading ISI to know who the Sikh terrorists were? Such lists are always a top secret and must hv been in possession of ISI and cud not hv passed to Aitzaz without approval of ISI and Army. Why not all the people who lay these charges go to their favorite Insaaf Pasand Supreme Court with the solid proofs they shud have.

  8. Aitazaz Ahsan Chaudhry who would be regarded as a non-practicing (NP) barrister in England can be charged for misleading and deceiving the public. A more serious charge of perverting the course of public justice could also be brought against him.

  9. Right or wrong, SC decision stands untill its overturned. That also means that gillani stays a convicted man untill and if SC decision is overturned. aitzaz was auctioned off to the higest bidder and it happened to be ppp. He'll be on the auction bloc again once ppp is out of the govt. Next time he'll worth a lot less though. You know, damaged goods.

  10. Why not SC went overboard to declare Gilani as disqualified? Why the SC has not declared Gilani as disqualified and sought Army's help under article 290 of constitution? If SC was really on right side, it shud hv clearly pronounced Gilani as disqualified, as it has done in many political cases in the past. It shows SC does not see itself as justified to declare Gilani as disqualified, and instead of seeking help of Army to remove a convicted PM from office, it is asking Khalil Jibran for help by corrupting his poetry.

  11. Why not SC went overboard to declare Gilani as disqualified? Why the SC has not declared Gilani as disqualified and sought Army’s help under article 290 of constitution? If SC was really on right side, it shud hv clearly pronounced Gilani as disqualified, as it has done in many political cases in the past. It shows SC does not see itself as justified to declare Gilani as disqualified, and instead of seeking help of Army to remove a convicted PM from office, it is asking Khalil Jibran for help by corrupting his poetry.

    • Respectable people avoid going to courts because their self respect and honour is important to them. Their reputation means everything to them. They don't go back on their words. They do their best to not let anybody point finger at them. Gutter dwellers like zardari, gillani and kiayani do not know the meaning of respect. They are bought and sold everyday like some girls in certain part of Lahore (in reckless's neighborhood). aitzaz was for sale and gillani bought him. kiayani was also for sale and zardari bought him. The list of these people's failures is way too long to write here. After their rule is over, I hope they put them in jail in Bannu. Their clean cut faces will look very pretty to other prisoners 🙂

      • And Reckless's neighbourhood is KAMRAN's house. Enough for u? Or you want more. Of course you will desire more coz it is your business.

  12. When Aitzaz was defending petrol thief (CJ)…he was one of top intellectual of the world…when he is defending the elected PM…he is lawyer for sale..!

  13. Reckless, here we go again. I had made that comment hours ago but you are just now responding to it. Did you have to go to your daddy aitzaz to ask him for a response or was it your step dad zardari who helped you with your response? I thought that when nawaz gave your sisters jobs at his house, they would quit their old profession but I guess some habbits die hard 🙂 They must enjoy getting banged because they can't seem to quit. Are they really that good? ppp jialas seem to enjoy their company too. Atleast they are serving your political brothers.

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