Uproar again in National Assembly over Supreme Court seeking proceedings record
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- 04 May 2023
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The treasury and opposition benches in the National Assembly Wednesday once again strongly protested against the Supreme Court's orders to the lower house of parliament for handing over the record of proceedings related to a bill.
The apex court has sought the house's proceedings regarding The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023, which seeks to regulate the powers of the chief justice and devolve them to a committee.
After strong protest from the benches, NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf tasked a committee — which was formed earlier today to probe ex-CJP Saqib Nisar's audio leak — to oversee the matter of surrendering the record to the top court.
An eight-member bench of the top court, which is currently hearing the petitions against the controversial law had a day earlier directed Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan to produce copies of the proceedings of the standing committee and the house "to understand the concerns and views of the lawmakers while passing the bill".
In response to the members' protests, the NA speaker told the National Assembly that he would not "compromise" on the supremacy of parliament. "There should be no doubt that the house is supreme when it comes to the country's matters." Read More…
