8 Pakistan Bar Council members condemn ‘defiance’ of SC order amid Imran Khan’s treatment fiasco
PBC disowns the statement issued by the group, calling it 'personal views'
Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council have publicly condemned the government's "blatant, willful and deliberate violation" of a Supreme Court order regarding the medical examination and treatment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Supreme Court had ordered the government to transfer Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for examination by a panel of medical experts, but instead, he was sent to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
This led to the filing of a contempt of court petition by PTI leadership. The bar council strongly emphasized that the executive has no authority to defy the Supreme Court's orders, describing the non-compliance as a serious assault on the independence and dignity of the judiciary. The council also criticized the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, arguing that they could not provide constitutional cover for disobedience of a Supreme Court order.
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