8 Pakistan Bar Council members condemn govt's 'wilful disregard' of SC order on Imran's hospital transfer

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has strongly condemned the government's "wilful disregard" of the Supreme Court's (SC) order for transferring former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. The eight members of the PBC, including PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, issued a statement condemning the government's actions as a "blatant, wilful and deliberate violation" of the SC's order.

They emphasized that the government's actions were a "serious assault on the independence, authority and dignity of the judiciary" and undermined the rule of law and the constitutional separation of powers. The PBC members also demanded that those responsible for these violations should be identified and legal proceedings be undertaken against them, asserting that no constitutional amendment or executive decision can place the government above a binding judicial command.

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