Senator Irfan Siddiqui welcomes PBC resolution endorsing Parliament’s authority to legislate

ISLAMABAD, August 02 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Friday said that the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has put its weight behind the Parliament through a unanimous resolution endorsing it’s authority o legislate.

“The PBC has given a clear message to the judiciary through a unanimous resolution announcing support for the Parliament,” Senator Irfan Siddiqui said. He said that the PBC has played historic role at this critical juncture. It is now up to the Parliament to choose its role, he added.

In a statement on social media on Friday, the PML-N Parliamentary Leader in Senate Irfan Siddiqui said that the largest representative body of lawyers has declared through its resolution that “the complete authority to draft and legislate the constitution solely lies with the Parliament, which is comprised of representatives of the people.” He said that every institution must remain within its constitutional limits.

Senator Irfan Siddiqui stated that this is a very clear message for the judiciary, which, in May 2022, wrote the constitution according to its own political objectives by interpreting Article 63-A. “The decision of July 12, 2024, not only rendered the Election Act 2017 ineffective but also openly violated the clear and unambiguous articles of the constitution,” he said.

Senator Irfan Siddiqui noted that, in this situation, lawyers have played a historic role by announcing support for Parliament.

He stated that Parliament now has two options: either protect the constitution and prevent its suspension and ineffectiveness as the supreme state institution with the authority to legislate, or silently watch the disgrace of the constitution and law.