Removal of 60 judges crippled economy: Aitzaz

Aitzaz said lawyers were out to change the history for which they had to show patience and steadfastness for the course is long and tough. He said his Bar would suggest to the convention to approve two-hour sit on every Thursday at the level of every Bar throughout the country to convey a definite message to the rulers that lawyers were not fatigue and weary but alive and energetic as they were on day one. He said if need arose the lawyers could call more long marches but before that they have to do a lot.

Aitzaz warned any deposed judge not to accept reinstatement in the office without Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, adding that any judge doing the same would be deemed a PCO judge. He concluded his address on a strong note that lawyers’ movement would go on until judges are restored to the office.

Manzoor Qadir in his address asked the ruling coalition to restore the judges, otherwise the lawyers would ‘make them go before making Musharraf go.’

A resolution was also passed on the occasion for restoring the judges through an executive order and to reject the constitutional package and also to hold sit-in before the Parliament by each Bar of the country on every Thursday.  In order to honour the deposed judges, two minutes’ standing ovation was accorded to them by the audience.