It is being said that the new CJP speaks only through his written verdicts. That is fair enough. He has let it be known that he would resort to suo moto action once in a blue moon and that too in those cases only where no other option would be forthcoming. He is reputed to be a good listener and avoids entering into unnecessary arguments with the lawyers in the court room during the proceedings of the criminal, political or civil nature cases. It is hoped that the bar for selecting judges for the Higher courts from amongst the lawyers’community would be further raised so that only those of them could make it to the Apex courts as a judge who are best of the best.
The decision of the powers that be to place the names of Bilawal and Murad Ali Shah on the ECL was senseless and was rightly set aside by the Supreme Court. It is decision like these which bring into disrepute the government and place it in a very embarrassing position in a court of law where it is very difficult for it to defend them. Why the heck were they placed on the ECL in the first place is not understandable?
It is heartening to note that the PM would henceforth be attending the National Assembly sessions regularly . He has been taking a lot of flak recently for his continual absence from parliament and the political observers had started comparing him with his immediate predecessor Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif who too had made himself scarce to parliament.
POSTSCRIPT : Something must be wrong somewhere as Pakistan’s hockey team has not been finding its feet. Those responsible for the promotion of hockey in this country must wake up as enough is enough.
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