Stressing the necessity of the constitutional court in the country, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari vowed on Tuesday that his party would ensure its formation come what may.
Addressing the Sindh High Court Bar Association on Tuesday, the PPP chief said that 19th constitutional amendment was introduced under duress “following a threat from the Supreme Court”.
“The judicial reforms would be undertaken in line with the Charter of Democracy (COD) come what may,” he vowed.
Bilawal continued that the parliament had replaced the judges’ appointment procedure with a globally recognised law via 18th amendment. “In the United States, entire parliament decides on the appointment of judges that is why martial law is never imposed in the US,” he added.
Terming the ex-premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death sentence a “judicial murder”, Bilawal said that it was “necessary and also our compulsion” to establish a constitutional court so no other prime minister could be executed and justice would be served to the people.
He came down hard at former military rulers and said that political workers suffered brutal torture during the tenure of General Zia-ul-Haq.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
