Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on the judiciary to reevaluate its position and take up the role of the Constitution’s defender in the midst of the nation’s continuing political and constitutional crises.
“It does not happen anywhere in the world that a court issues a stay order against a legislation which is still in the making,” the premier said while addressing the launch ceremony of the 1973 Constitution mobile application.
He said that it was time for the State institutions to get united for upholding the Constitution in order to keep the national interest supreme.
According to PM Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan is currently facing constitutional dilemmas that call for the State institutions to show leadership.
The Constitution had its roots in parliament and as per a globally recognised concept, the judiciary can only interpret the law, but cannot re-write it, the premier said.
