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Pakistani Law Minister quits his ministerial post to plead Bhutto case
Islamabad, April 13, 2011 (PPI): Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan resigned to plead the presidential reference about the retrial case of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Federal Law Minister Babar Awan presented his resignation to the Supreme Court on Wednesday so it could not become hurdle for him pleading ZAB case.
“I prioritise the case on the ministry,” Babar replied to Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry when asked he (Awan) couldn’t pursue the case as a minister.
“My arguments are based on facts, not sentiments,” said Awan.
A three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the presidential reference about the retrial of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s (ZAB) case.
Babar Awan presented a copy of his resignation to the court. Babar also filed an application in the Pakistan bar council for the restoration of his practice licence.
The CJP said that no one should doubt the credibility of the court, adding that he felt glad to know that Babar resigned to plead the case. The CJP asked him to plead the case with full preparation and the court wanted to give ample time to the case and would also consult the legal experts for assistance.
Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court, he said that the injustice ZAB had faced, nobody else had to face and with the collaboration of judiciary he would lead this story of injustice to its logical consequence.
He also thanked Pakistan People’s Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for handing the task of representing Bhutto.
Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s Senator Nayyar Bukhari also appreciated the gesture from the law minister and said that Awan has fulfilled the judicial requirements by resigning from his post.
Several Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders including Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira, Nayyar Bukhari, Raja Parvez Ashraf, et cetera, were present in court.
The apex Court bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani will deal with one of the decision frequently termed by a large section of political stalwarts, jurists and civil society members as “judicial murder” of one of the most popular leader of the country.
The country’s top Court is set to give its opinion on a presidential reference for revisiting the death sentence passed against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979.
The Reference was sent to the Supreme Court by President Asif Ali Zardari under Article 186 of the Constitution.
Federal Law Minister Babar Awan presented his resignation to the Supreme Court on Wednesday so it could not become hurdle for him pleading ZAB case.
“I prioritise the case on the ministry,” Babar replied to Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry when asked he (Awan) couldn’t pursue the case as a minister.
“My arguments are based on facts, not sentiments,” said Awan.
A three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the presidential reference about the retrial of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s (ZAB) case.
Babar Awan presented a copy of his resignation to the court. Babar also filed an application in the Pakistan bar council for the restoration of his practice licence.
The CJP said that no one should doubt the credibility of the court, adding that he felt glad to know that Babar resigned to plead the case. The CJP asked him to plead the case with full preparation and the court wanted to give ample time to the case and would also consult the legal experts for assistance.
Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court, he said that the injustice ZAB had faced, nobody else had to face and with the collaboration of judiciary he would lead this story of injustice to its logical consequence.
He also thanked Pakistan People’s Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for handing the task of representing Bhutto.
Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s Senator Nayyar Bukhari also appreciated the gesture from the law minister and said that Awan has fulfilled the judicial requirements by resigning from his post.
Several Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders including Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira, Nayyar Bukhari, Raja Parvez Ashraf, et cetera, were present in court.
The apex Court bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani will deal with one of the decision frequently termed by a large section of political stalwarts, jurists and civil society members as “judicial murder” of one of the most popular leader of the country.
The country’s top Court is set to give its opinion on a presidential reference for revisiting the death sentence passed against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1979.
The Reference was sent to the Supreme Court by President Asif Ali Zardari under Article 186 of the Constitution.
