The Supreme Court has given an opinion on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto presidential reference
Imran
The Supreme Court has given an opinion on
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto presidential reference
The Supreme Court declared the trial against
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto unconstitutional
Lahore
High Court's trial against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was also declared against
fundamental rights
According
to the Supreme Court, a unanimous opinion was given on the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
presidential reference
We are bound by oath to judge according to law
There
are some decisions in history that led to this situation.
Can give opinion on presidential
reference under advisory jurisdiction
Judges
make decisions impartially, there should be self-accountability in the
judiciary.
Judiciary
cannot move forward without acknowledging the mistakes of the past.
Presidential
reference has not been withdrawn by any other government
5 questions
were asked in the presidential reference,
The
trial in the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court was not in accordance with
fundamental rights.
Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto's trial in the Lahore High Court took place during the military
dictator Ziaul Haq's reign.
The
President sent the reference, after which the government did not withdraw it.
This
matter is of public interest, a detailed opinion will be given later.
There is
no way to change Zulfiqar Bhutto's sentence in law and constitution
Question
3 and 4 have the same opinion,
Fundamental rights were not
taken into account in the trial in the Lahore High Court and in the appeal in
the Supreme Court.
Transparency
was not brought forward in the trial.
The
Lahore High Court trial was also not in accordance with fundamental rights.
The
second question was sent back without comment.
Bhutto
was not given the right to a transparent trial as per the constitution.
The second question did not
raise a legal question...
The
Supreme Court cannot re-examine the evidence.
Details will be released to
review the evidence.
The
trial conducted against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was not in accordance with the
Constitution.
Judges
are bound by law to treat everyone equally.
Trying
to right the wrongs of the past,
No
government has withdrawn the reference sent by the PPP government.
The
trial of former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was not transparent.
The
punishment of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was not in accordance with the fundamental
rights given in the Constitution
The
second question in the reference is not clear, so cannot give an opinion.
There is no legal procedure to
change the verdict of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's sentence.
The fourth question was to
evaluate the punishment according to Islamic principles.
Cannot examine the evidence of
the case in reference,
Neither party supported Islamic
principles.
Can't
give an opinion on whether a decision has been made according to Islamic
principles,.
