ISLAMABAD: President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Asma
Jahangir has opposed calling in army in Karachi saying the fundamental
rights of people will stand suspended on the arrival of army.
Talking
to media men here Wednesday, Asma Jahangir said problems will not be
resolved if army is called in Karachi. She proposed to the government
to give powers to institutions so that situation could be overcome.
She warned that not only the powers of judiciary will be clipped but also fundamental rights of people will be usurped.
If
army comes in Karachi then Hyderabad and Sukkar are not far off. She
opposed calling in army in Karachi and posed a question if the army
could restore peace in Balochistan
She urged all political parties to sit together and find solution to the problem,
PPP
leader Aitzaz Ahsan said civilian government should not worry about
calling in army and they should not think that if army comes then civil
government will be dissolved.
He said that army was duty bound
to improve law and order situation under the supervision of civil
government.” To my view point there is no harm in calling army to
deweaponize Karachi”, he remarked.
Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has strongly condemned calling in army in Karachi. Online
