Removal of 60 judges crippled economy: Aitzaz

LAHORE - The November 3 PCO by General Pervez Musharraf has produced a ‘subservient’ judiciary whereof confidence of the foreign investors has been badly shaken and has crippled economy of the country. A sovereign and strong Parliament is out of question without an independent judiciary which has also to play a pivotal role in bringing true democracy in the country, said president Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan while addressing a seminar organised by Pakistan Judicial Crisis Management Committee on the subject ‘Role of Lawyers’ Movement and Independence of Judiciary’ here Monday.

President Lahore High Court Bar Association Anwar Kamal, former president LHCBA Pir Kaleem Ahmad Khursheed, president Lahore Bar Association Manzoor Qadir and chairman of the committee Shafqat Mahmood Choudhan were the other speakers at the seminar.