Former Supreme Court bar association president and council of former
ambassador in US Hussain Haqqani in memo case, Asima Jehangir has
termed the supreme court verdict on memo case as blackest day of
judiciary, said that this is the decision of the establishment court and
not the court for which the masses had struggled.
Talking to media persons after the announcement of the Supreme Court
in memo issue, she said that it is the price of struggle which was done
for the independent judiciary in the country, adding that the court
given more to the petitioners than the request of the petitioners.
She said that it is not certain that the government would remain or
not, adding that the verdict of the court is disappointing because she
had hole that there would be one or two dissenting voices in the case.
She said that the review petition would be filed after receiving the
detailed judgment, adding that she has regrets over the struggled done
for the independence of judiciary.
She said that I am ready to face contempt of court, adding that I am
ready to go in jail for the supremacy of the law, adding that besides
differentiating with the verdict it is her responsibility to respect the
institutions and accept the court verdicts.
She said that there is no ray of hope in the verdict, adding that
every verdict of the court is public property and she has right of
giving opinion on the verdict.
She said that the civilian authority is under the military authority
in Pakistan, adding that in the decision the national security was over
ruled by fundamental rights.
She said that the petitioners would regret over the verdict one day
it is the prayer of a woman, adding that I would continue informing the
masses how the rights of them are being compromised by the highest court
of the country. SANA
