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Ball in Zardari, Nawaz court
Judges Committee fails to reach any decision
Staff Reporter
Islamabad—The final meeting of judges restoration committee has failed
to reach any decision and has decided to present the agreed draft
resolution to PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N Quaid
Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to take the final decision.
Briefing newsmen after the last meeting of judges restoration
committee here on Wednesday night, Minister for Law and Parliamentary
Affairs Farooq H Naek said, Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif would brief
media on the constitutional package and resolution. He said all,
except Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, participated in the meeting.
Farooq H. Naek said Aitzaz Ahsan remained in the meeting throughout
and he did not leave the committee at any point.
The meeting, which finally ended after quite lengthy and volatile
controversy after four days of deliberations in the Punjab House on
Wednesday night, gave a detailed review to the issue of reinstatement
of judges, and the draft’s content pertaining to future of (current)
serving judges.
Farooq H Naek informed the media that this was the final session of
the meeting in which all the members expressed their views.
Meanwhile, sources have said that PML-N has refused to accept a middle
path solution in judges’ restoration issue and will consider quitting
the coalition in case of the failure in talks.
The Law Minister Farooq H Naek also expressed his optimism to newsman
that Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim would re-join the committee; however, no
decision has yet been made about his replacement.
“Constitutional Committee has reached on consensus on Charter of
reinstatement of deposed judges, however, constitutional analysts too
have two opinion about its implementation procedure, “ he said.
He further said that Committee has finalized its task, and has also
reviewed reinstatement of judges resolution through Act of Parliament
and prepared proposals, which would be sent to Asif Ali Zardari and
PML-N Head Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
It would be premature to say something that how much time both parties
leadership will take to solve this issue. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
is in London nowadays, while Asif Ali Zardari will also go to London
where a meeting is likely.
Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Khawaja Asif, Khawaja Haris, Federal Law Minister
Farooq H Naik, Federal Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Hafeez
Pirzada, President SCBA Aitzaz Ahsan and Rehman A Malik attended the
meeting
Meanwhile, according to a Private TV Channel, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan,
who is also a member of the committee, after the conclusion of meeting
has reportedly refused to accept the legitimacy of the PCO judges.
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