Asad Mahmood, the minister for communications, stated on Monday that in order to maintain the supremacy of the constitution, each institution must remain within its own purview. He also advised against the government coalition cooperating with the “criminals” who disbanded two provincial assemblies to appease their egos. Speaking in front of the National Assembly, the minister claimed that Imran Khan’s orders to dissolve the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were made in order to appease his ego. The judiciary should therefore take suo motu notice of this. He claimed that the majority of judges on a Supreme Court bench hearing an election-related case had left, and that it was our demand that the case be heard in front of the full court.
“What would be about constitution and authority of supreme court If we (political parties) sit together as per advice and decide the conduct of elections in 2024 or after it” he questioned.
The minister said that judiciary is facilitating an accused who did not bother to enter into courts and was allowed to go after marking attendance in his vehicle. He said that judiciary should make decisions which should be remembered in history in good words rather than victimizing any of the party. “The judge who takes suo-motu notice into a matter should not hear the case as he becomes a party into it. A bench of other judges should be constituted to hear such cases,” he demanded.
He said that a committee should be constituted to look into the previous cases which seems biased and investigation should be made as why biased decisions were made.
He also demanded the government to send the matter regarding suo-motu power of judge to the Council of Islamic Ideology because a judge becomes a party after taking notice and he should not be allowed to hear such case.
He said that judiciary should give us in writing that it would surrender before pressure groups so that such tactic may be used in future to get favorable decisions.
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