ISLAMABAD, Jul 08 (APP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday accepted the request of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) to become a party in an appeal against termination of civilians’ trials in army courts.
A seven-member larger bench of the top court headed by Justice Amin ud Din Khan and comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Irfaan Saadat Khan and Justice Shahid Bilal heard the appeals of federation. At the outset of hearing, the court sought arguments from LHCBA’s lawyer Hamid Khan on next date of hearing.
Addressing the lawyer of Shuhada Foundation, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said that according to the records Jinnah House Lahore was also set on fire during May 9, incidents. It will be seen later that how many days Quaid-e-Azam stayed in Jinnah House, he remarked.
The court asked the lawyer that Quaid-i-e-Azam’s residence was set on fire in Ziarat, where was the Shuhada Foundation on that incident and how many applications did it file?
The top court, however, also accepted the request of foundation to become party in the case. The PTI’s counsel during hearing withdrew the application for live streaming of the hearing. The further hearing of the case was then adjourned till July 11.
