Islamabad, The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has backed Asma Jahangir’s view on the court’s judgement in the Memo Gate scandal and added that the superior judiciary cannot play the role of an investigator in any issue. PBC vice chairman Latif Afridi said the Pakistan Supreme Court has wrongly taken over the responsibility of probing the memo scandal. “The nation is already divided politically, ethnically and economically... it cannot be allowed to further divide on judicial consideration,” The Daily Times quoted Latif, as saying. Latif hoped the judiciary would not become a source of conflict and conduct the probe within the framework of the constitutional division of powers. “Pakistan needs coherence, unification and support of all the federation units and democratic forces, minus those who make hay while the sun shines,” Afridi said. He urged the Supreme Court not to adopt dual standards in probing the issue, and take cognizance of Mansoor Ijaz’s statement mentioning about Inter Services Intelligence chief Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha’s visits to the Arab countries for seeking the removal of President Asif Ali Zardari. Latif also ...
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