Resolution against President’s appointment of judges
February 15, 2010
Latest news on Pakistan KARACHI: All across Pakistan bar associations have passed a unanimous resolution on Monday declaring the February 13 presidential order regarding judges’ appointment illegal.
Sources have reported that At least 66 bar associations all across Pakistan have passed the resolution. Pro-government lawyers also took to the streets in some cities.
On Monday Black-suited lawyers were back on the streets in the major cities of Pakistan, protesting against Zardari.
“It’s a bid to threaten the judiciary and send a message that the president is more powerful than anybody else,� Qazi Mohammad Anwar, president of the Supreme Court bar association and a protest leader, told rporters, referring to Zardari’s bid to appoint judges.
“We warn the government to stop this adventurism, stop constitutional adventurism. It will be harmful to them,� he added. Some protesting lawyers burnt an effigy of Zardari.
As a result of this new development Pakistani stocks fell as investors worried about instability, that dealers said was likely to keep foreign investors away and could spark selling if it got worse.
At 0857 GMT, the Karachi Stock Exchange’s benchmark 100-share index was down 1.16 per cent 9,692.22.
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