Monitoring Desk
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding Chairman Imran Khan has supported the reservation of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on the ‘Practice and Procedure Ordinance’.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, while talking to media from Adiala Jail, Imran Khan supported the stance of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on the judicial reforms and practice and procedure ordinance.
Imran Khan said that Supreme Court’s recent decisions expose a conflict of interest within the judiciary. Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has been the part of so-called ‘London Plan’ and Isa’s actions were politically motivated. That is why, every legal petition filed by PTI has been ignored, he added.
Supporting the stance of Imran Khan, PTI leaders have announced nation-wide protest against judicial reforms on Thursday followed by a rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
The PTI leaders have been challenging the recently introduced ‘Practice and Procedure Ordinance’ by filing a petition in the Sindh High Court. The petition calls for the immediate suspension ‘Practice and Procedure Ordinance’ because the ordinance contradicts a ruling by a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
The PTI leaders further state in the petition that ordinance could only be issued in case of emergency and the ordinance could not be issued soon after the parliamentary session however the said ordinance violates the constitutional guidelines. PTI leaders have termed the ordinance as a tool of the government to involve the judges in political matters.
While speaking to media about the same matter, PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh said, “We are here today to challenge the amendment being brought forward. The government is attempting to undermine the independence of the judiciary. We filed a similar petition against the ‘Practice and Procedure Act’ in 2023, and we stood by the judiciary in 2007—this time is no different.”
