Islamabad: Senior lawyers, many of whom are in line with Pakistan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), were determined on Wednesday to defend the cause of five Islamabad High Court judges (IHC). focus on Intervention in judicial affairs expressed solidarity with Judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and called for the appointment of the Pakistan Independent Election Commission (ECP).
A lawyer convention participated by Aitzaz Ahsan, Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, barrister Gohar Ali Khan, barrister Syed Ali Zafar, etc., such as Aitzaz Ahsan, Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, other lawyers.
The resolution announced that the Legal Brotherhood and Justice Jahangiri stood firmly Constrained The judicial function of the bench, led by Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar.
Attorneys call restrictions without legal support, and state that altitude Justice Dogar’s role as Chief Justice is still under judicial review.
Mr Khosa said that after reading the resolution, the appropriate constitutional forum for reviewing the conduct of judges was the Supreme Judicial Committee, not an executive order or bench without due process.
“Judicial independence cannot be compromised through external rational means,” the senior lawyer said.
The lawyers also expressed strong support for five IHC judges who filed a petition highlighting the undue impact on the internal functions of the High Court.
The lawyer’s resolution questioned the legitimacy of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja’s continued stay in the office. They believe his statutory term expires in January, but the CEC remains in position. The resolution says that such behavior is contrary to the constitution and violates the crime of treason. They stressed that the Constitution guarantees fundamental rights.
The resolution calls for “restoration of democracy in its true form and expression” and requires the revocation The 26th Constitutional Amendment.
Posted in Dawn on September 26, 2025
