Tag: Constitutional crisis
“Need for radical change in governance”
Lamenting that governments of the past 30 years have failed to resolve Pakistan's myriad social, political and economic troubles, speakers at Reimagining Pakistan called for radical changes to Pakistan's system of governance.
“If martial law is imposed, CJP will be responsible”
Political and legal experts see a ‘minus-one’ scenario with either the Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial or Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Experts oppose broadening scope of Article 6
Jurists have opposed a Supreme Court judge’s suggestion that parliamentarians should consider broadening the scope of Article 6 to avert any constitutional crisis.
No-confidence motion heart of democratic process, SC told
The Opposition's counsel on Tuesday argued before the Supreme Court that to undermine the no-confidence motion would subvert a parliamentary system of governance, and urged the court to step in to protect the Constitution.
