Lahore — Pakistan’s legal community warned the country “stands in its darkest hour,” accusing authorities of systematic attacks on democracy, constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.
The All Pakistan Lawyers’ Convention (APLC), organised by the Lahore High Court Bar Association and the Lahore Bar Association at the Javed Iqbal Auditorium of the Lahore High Court, drew senior lawyers and political figures who condemned recent constitutional changes. Attendees included Senator Hamid Khan, Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, former Supreme Court Bar president Ali Ahmad Kurd, Lahore High Court Bar President Asif Niswaana and others.
The convention unanimously rejected the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments and the creation of a Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), declaring these steps would weaken judicial independence and undermine the Constitution. PTI-affiliated lawyers criticised what they called the establishment’s domination of political and civil institutions.
Advocate Salman Akram Raja said Pakistan faces unemployment, a collapsing education sector and a broken healthcare system, calling the situation an “unprecedented crisis” across political, economic and social fronts. He added that the government had created an environment where “truth has no space” and likened the country to “a prison under the illusion of development,” according to The Express Tribune.
Former Lahore High Court Bar vice president Rabia Bajwa said the country is split between “the people and the institutions,” accusing GHQ and the Senate of deciding who is branded a traitor or hailed a hero. Veteran lawyer Ali Ahmad Kurd and Senator Hamid Khan criticised military interference in politics; Khan described the generals’ recent press conference as “deeply shameful” and said the armed forces had overstepped constitutional bounds, The Express Tribune reported. (ANI)
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