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Iqbal faults state pillars for past crises
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that the political crises in the country were created either by one pillar of the state or the other, as he called for all sides to work for making the country economically strong. Addressing an event in connection with Youm-e-Takbeer — the anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear blasts — at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA), the minister emphasised that judiciary should not be used in any political confrontation. "All crises in Pakistan were artificial and created by one of the pillars of the state. Political crises were sometimes created by the establishment and sometimes by the judiciary. The 26th Constitutional Amendment was enacted because the judiciary was used for political purposes," he said. "The decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif in 2017 pushed the country towards a political crisis. But now even our establishment is saying that they are not interested in creating any new political party. Now they are saying that they will keep themselves away from politics." Speaking about Pakistan's nuclear blasts in 1998, he said that the six explosions on May 28 were a befitting reply to India five explosions. "The credit for laying the foundation of the nuclear programme goes to late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan," he said. "All the succeeding governments carried this programme forward and Nawaz Sharif rejected the international pressure and carried out the explosions," he continued. "Youm-e-Takbeer is not only a celebration of past successes but also a day of our firm resolve for the future." This year's Youm-e-Takbeer celebrations came just weeks after Pakistan-India military confrontation. Iqbal said that when India challenged Pakistan, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) proved its superiority by shooting down six Indian warplanes that included three Rafales. "The latest technology, of which India was proud, was crushed by the PAF. India then cried to Washington and requested for a ceasefire, which we accepted because we want peace," the minister said. "Technology played a very important role in the success against India on May 10." The minister stressed the need for a strong economy for strong defence. He called for a national resolve to beat the enemy in the field of economy. "We have a lot of tax evasion. We are among the countries having low tax collection," he added.
Express Tribune
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Imaan quits IHCBA positionin protest
Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari has resigned from her position as the chairperson of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association's (IHCBA) committee on enforced disappearances. In a letter addressed to the IHCBA president on Monday, Mazari stated that she made the decision in protest against the "condemnable and cowardly" decision of the bar to withdraw its petitions against the 26th amendment and the transfer of judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Expressing her disappointment and shock over the move, she said the decision compromised on the principled position taken by former IHCBA president Riasat Ali Azad.
Express Tribune
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Bar also challenges judges' seniority list
The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) has also approached the apex court against a new seniority list issued by the former IHC chief justice, Aamer Farooq, after transfer of three new judges to the capital's high court earlier this month. The constitutional petition filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution urges the Supreme Court to declare that the president does not have unlimited powers under Article 200(1) to transfer judges. Judges cannot be transferred from one high court to another without public interest. The petition requests that judges transferred to other high courts should be recognized as judges of those respective courts until they take a new oath. It also seeks to nullify the appointment of the IHC acting chief justice, Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar; to count seniority only after the new judges take their oaths, and to direct the IHC registrar to issue a revised seniority list. The Ministry of Law on February 1 issued notification for the transfer of Justice Dogar, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro and Justice Muhammad Asifrespectively from the Lahore High Court, the Sindh High Court and the Balochistan High Courtto the IHC. Later IHC former chief justice Aamer Farooq issued a new seniority list in which Justice Dogar appeared as the senior puisne judge. Five IHC judges, including former senior puisne judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, filed representations against the move, which Justice Farooq rejected. The judges later approached the Supreme Court against the new seniority list.
