Today is the second death anniversary of Asma Jahangir, a human rights activist who was known for her bravery both in the courts and on the streets. Asma Jahangir passed away after a cardiac arrest in Lahore. She was 66. She was the first woman to become President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, beside heading the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Related: Asma Jahangir: Her life in pictures Asma Jahangir was also known for her advocacy of issues like minorities’ rights and women’s rights. She spoken openly against the military establishment, and for rights of the Baloch and Kashmiris. In 2014, she called on Pakistan s top clerics and Islamic parties.
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This file photo shows lawyers pictured at the debris of their demolished chambers on Monday. Mohammad Asim / White Star
LAHORE: The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) and Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Tuesday expressed support for the stance of Islamabad’s lawyers protesting against the demolition of their chambers by the capital administration.
In separate statements issued on behalf of PbBC vice chairman Sardar Abdul Basit, LHCBA president Tahir Nasaraullah Warraich and other office-bearers, the two bodies said the chambers of the lawyers bulldozed in Islamabad had been built five years ago. They demanded the government reconstruct the demolished chambers of the lawyers and take action against the officials of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) involved in the ‘illegal’ operation.
• Storm IHC, damage property
• Lawyers’ bodies announce strike
• Senior members condemn incident
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) witnessed a dark day on Monday after it was stormed and damaged by angry lawyers protesting the demolition of their chambers by the city’s civic authority.
The violent lawyers laid siege to the courtroom and the chamber of IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, virtually keeping him hostage for about three hours. They barged into the offices of the secretary to the IHC chief justice and his auxiliary staff, broke windows and even doors of the Chief Justice Block.
Mar 22, 2015 at 11:21am PDT
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February 8, 2021
LAHORE: Despite promulgating the Presidential Ordinance amending the secret ballot procedure for Senate elections to the open ballot, the PTI government faces a near impossible task of sailing through the Supreme Court with the proposed amendment in the Section 122(6) of the Election Act 2017.
The Election Act is subservient to the Constitution, like all the laws of the land, and can’t override the constitutional provisions in Article 226 that specifically requires the Senate elections to be held by secret ballot.
The Article 226 of the Constitution, that governs the procedure of Senate elections envisaged in the Section 122 (6) of the Election Act, requires the two-third majority of the parliament to be amended.