Parliament
and
not
the
apex
court
is the
supreme
institution
of the
country
since
it represents
the
will
of the
people,
said
the
Federal
Information
Minister
Qamar
Zaman
Kaira
on November
6, reports
The
Express
Tribune.
“There
is no
doubt
that
the
Supreme
Court
is the
apex
court
in the
country,
but
when
we talk
about
supreme
institution,
Parliament
is the
supreme
institution
as per
the
Constitution,”
Qamar
Zaman
said.
“It
is Parliament
which
has
the
power
to make,
amend
or abrogate
the
Constitution.
Similarly,
Parliament
has
the
right
to abolish
any
institution.
In fact,
Parliament
is the
mother
of all
institutions,”
he added.
Referring
to Chief
Justice
Iftikhar
Muhammad
Chaudhury
and
Army
Chief
General
Ashfaq
Parvez
Kayani’s
earlier
statements
Information
Minister
Kaira
said
that
there
was
nothing
in the
statements
of both
“against
each
other”.
General
Kayani
had
said
that
for
the
wrongs
of individuals
whole
institutions
should
not
be maligned.
Analysts
believe
Gen
Kayani
was
referring
to the
Asghar
Khan
case
where
the
apex
court
ruled
that
two
former
generals
had
funded
politicians
to manipulate
the
results
of 1990
elections.
Meanwhile,
Pakistan
People’s
Party
(PPP)
Senator
and
former
President
of the
Supreme
Court
Bar
Association,
Aitzaz
Ahsan
while
talking
to the
media
outside
the
Lahore
High
Court
(LHC)
ruled
out
conflict
saying
that
Kaira
did
not
see
any
confrontation
between
the
state
institutions.
He,
however,
added
that
the
Constitution
does
not
allow
the
Chief
Justice
and
the
Army
Chief
to give
political
statements.
Ahsan
pledged
that
the
legal
fraternity
would
resist
any
unconstitutional
move
by anyone.
Anti-democratic
forces
are
attempting
to weaken
democracy
in the
country,
he added. |
