Parties have lost trust: ex-CJ
Bureau Report

PESHAWAR—Deposed judges of Peshawar High court including deposed chief justice Tariq Pervez Khan have said nation has lost confidence on political parties adding those who chant slogans against president Musharraf in the light of day support him in the darkness of night. They said this while addressing lawyers convention held here Monday under Peshawar High Court Bar Association.
Deposed PHC chief justice Tariq Pervez said this country was not only of politicians and political parties but it was also country of 160 millions people. President Musharraf and the Supreme Court comprising the judges who have taken oath under PCO have no right to make amendment in the constitution, they announced. President Musharraf on one side considers him above constitution and on the other hand he gives impression of taking oath under constitution, they noted.
They told the orders for promulgation of PCO came from cabinet division through fax. Telephone call was also made that judges should come to high court to take oath under PCO. “The nine judges among the members of the team of PHC of which he was leader took oath under PCO and I am very ashamed of this act but I am proud of my three associates who did not take oath under PCO, justice Tariq Pervez said.
Judiciary was targeted for the very reason that chief justice of Pakistan secured recovery of 186 missing persons, he held. Justice Dhost Muhammad Khan blamed Musharraf for creating distance between the army and masses. Justice Ejaz Afzal in his address has said that the game of politics is not the game of feudal lords. Lawyers should also come forward and take part into the politics.
The ousted judges were also awarded medals on behalf of Peshawar Bar Association. President Peshawar High Court Bar Association, Abdul Latif Afridi and Acting President Akhtar Boland award gold medals to the deposed CJ, Tariq Pervez, Justice Shah Jahan Khan Yousafzai, Justice Ejaz Afzal and Justice Dost Muhammad Khan. Deposed Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, Justice Tariq Pervez Khan said on Monday that the Constitution empowers no individual to amend the document rather it is the discretion of the masses through their public representatives.
Addressing a provincial lawyers’ convention at the lower courts which was also attended by other deposed judges of Peshawar High Court including Justice Shahjehan Khan, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Mr Tariq said that parliament is supreme body which reflects aspiration of 160 millions people and the constitution empowers parliament to amend any law or section of the constitution. Former Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice (retd) Wajihuddin has said that people of Pakistan want the rule of law and restoration of constitution in the country. He was addressing at the seminar on” Reforms and human rights” organized by Joint Action Committee to mark an international human rights day being celebrated throughout the globe on Monday (today) held here at Hyderabad Press Club.
The former Chief Justice Sindh High Court said that people of Pakistan was struggling for having rule of law in their country. He expressed his reservation over the claim of government for holding of upcoming elections in a free and transparent manner without lifting emergency and restoration of constitution.
He said that sacrifices of law fraternity will ultimately yield positive result in the country. He did not rule out the formation of party namely Justice Party in future. He hoped that some day the labourers and workers of the country will get their due rights. Other speakers who addressed the seminar included Hussain Bux Thebo, Hoat Khan Gadhi, Fazal Waqar, Zain Daudpoto, and Sehar Rizvi.(Fist), PKMAP (Tree), Pakistan Democratic Party (Umbrella) and JUI Samiul Haq (Ladder).