Lawyers may give up their movement, says Aitzaz

ISLAMABAD—President Supreme Court Bar Association, Aitzaz Ahsan has said that if President has been managed to win two third majority of the both of the Parliament House then lawyers would also given up their struggle.
He expressed theses views while speaking in a seminar on “Constitutional position of Judiciary” organized by Supreme Court Bar Association here on Sunday. Former Justice (r) Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui, Justice (r) Fakhar ud Din Ghee Ibrahim, Justice (r) Javed Iqbal also addressed on the occasion.
In their address they said that if Speaker of the National Assembly simply speaks at NA floor that the real constitution is that of before 02nd November then no force could stop the judges to reinstate the ousted judges. They also strongly condemned the house arrest of more than 60 deposed judges including their innocent children.
Justice (r) Fakhar ud Din in his address said that he honored the army, however, he can’t see army in power as article 45 of the constitution preventa Army to attain the power rather to safeguard the borders. President Supreme Court Bar Association Munir A Malik has said that there is no need of any resolution or two third majority from the Parliament House, however they can be reinstated simply through administrative orders.
The Pakistan Bar Council in its meeting on Sunday resolved to re-affirm its Resolution passed in its meeting held at Peshawar on 13th January, 2008 and affirmed in its meeting held on 2nd February, 2008 at Lahore.
The Council also resolves to welcome the Murree Declaration signed by two major political parties pledging thereby to restore the superior judiciary to the position of 2nd November, 2007 and hope and expect that both the political parties who are signatory to the Declaration will hnnour their pledge within 30 days of formation of the Government.
However, if the Murree Declaration is subverted the legal fraternity will respond, with unity, to re-enforce its movement of protest and agitation for restoration of the Judiciary.
The Council also resolves to condemn the continued detention of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justsice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and other judges of the Surpeme Court with their families and demand for their forthwith release.
The Pakistan Bar Council further resovles that a call of protest of lawyers at the national level by a Bar Association will be made with approval of the Pakistan Bar Council.
President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said the future of Pakistani nation and coming generations lies in restoration of judges. He expressed these views while speaking at a ‘black flag week’ ceremony organized by Quami Tajir Ittehad (QTI) at Liberty Market here on Sunday.
President (QTI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, MNA-elect Omer Sohail Butt, MPA-elect Dr Saeed Elahi and other leaders also spoke on the occasion. Aitzaz said that the lawyers community would continue its struggle till achieving the task.
He said that the days are not far away when Justice Iftikhar Ch. and other deposed judges would be sitting in their offices. Quami Tajir Ittehad President praised the lawyers community for its untiring efforts and said that they had been struggling for judiciary at the cost of their own livelihood for the last one year.He also lauded the political leaders including Sharif family for their role in this regard.