Wasi Zafar meets LHC Chief Justice

06 Oct, 2004

Federal Law Minister, Wasi Zafar on Tuesday called on the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry and discussed matters pertaining to dispensing early and inexpensive justice as well as further strengthening of the judiciary as an institution.
Earlier, the federal minister visited the Lahore High Court Bar and met the lawyers.
Later, talking to newsmen he said there was no constitutional bar on President General Pervaiz Musharraf to give up the office of Chief of Army Staff, but added that he President has not taken a decision over the matter yet.
However, Wasi said that he was bound to accept his party decision in this regard. He said that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA)'s agitational stance was a "political matter" and not of constitutional nature.

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