ISLAMABAD: Senior lawyer Hamid Khan has announced to start lawyers’ movement against the 26th constitutional amendment.
Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, he said that yesterday and today are dark days, the constitution was distorted and the judiciary was weakened by horse-trading votes in favor of the amendment. They will form an action committee, which will have members of the High Court Bar, Supreme Court Bar, District Bar, will prepare their plan of action, after October 25, they will not accept anyone except Mansoor Ali Shah as the Chief Justice.
After October 25, the judiciary will work on its own protection. 26th Amendment and 63A will also challenge the decision. Judiciary’s funeral will not be allowed, lawyers will celebrate October 25 as Salvation Day. Abid Zuberi and Shahbaz Khosa said that they reject this constitutional amendment.
Former President of the Supreme Court Bar Abid Zuberi said that we will not allow the funeral of the judiciary, we have consulted with lawyers from Khyber to Karachi, we will not accept the amendment of the establishment. Additional Secretary Supreme Court Bar Shehbaz Khosa said that the current government is a defacto government, black snakes will fall on the neck of the present government in future but then black coats will not be there to support them.
Latif Khosa said that 26 amendments were made brazenly, it is an attempt to enslave the judiciary, Parliament has no authority to amend the constitution.