Lahore : The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday asked Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to stop taking part in political activities.
According to a Geo News report, in its verdict spread over 33 pages, the court said political activities cannot be held in the Presidency.
The order said that the president was not supposed to perform political activities and was bound to be impartial, quoting several cases.
It maybe recalled that a full bench of the Lahore High Court had on March 10 this year reserved the judgment on several petitions challenging the holding of dual office by President Zardari.
The court was responding to a case by petitioners. It may be noted that different benches of the high court have been hearing these petitions since 2009.
On March 10, petitioner's counsel A.K. Dogar in his concluding arguments reiterated that President Zardari's act of holding political office was in clear violation of article 41 (1) of the constitution. He asserted that the president, being head of the state, could not hold an office of a political party.
Dogar said Zardari was holding the office of Pakistan People's Party co-chairperson along with the office of President of Pakistan, making the President House a hub of political activities.
He prayed that Zardari be directed to surrender the office of Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson. ANI
The order said that the president was not supposed to perform political activities and was bound to be impartial, quoting several cases.
It maybe recalled that a full bench of the Lahore High Court had on March 10 this year reserved the judgment on several petitions challenging the holding of dual office by President Zardari.
The court was responding to a case by petitioners. It may be noted that different benches of the high court have been hearing these petitions since 2009.
On March 10, petitioner's counsel A.K. Dogar in his concluding arguments reiterated that President Zardari's act of holding political office was in clear violation of article 41 (1) of the constitution. He asserted that the president, being head of the state, could not hold an office of a political party.
Dogar said Zardari was holding the office of Pakistan People's Party co-chairperson along with the office of President of Pakistan, making the President House a hub of political activities.
He prayed that Zardari be directed to surrender the office of Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson. ANI
