Islamabad (National Times) Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday that delivering speeches was not the job of the Supreme Court; rather, their role was to dispense justice in accordance with the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The judiciary\u2019s role is to implement the Constitution and laws enacted by Parliament, instead of engaging in personal interpretations,” Sanaullah said during Geo News talk show Naya Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His remarks come a day after senior puisne Judge Mansoor Ali Shah said that the SC verdicts cannot be disregarded or delayed or else the entire legal system will be disrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Making laws is the responsibility of Parliament, while the judiciary’s job is to make decisions according to the Constitution and laws,” the minister’s adviser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing a ceremony on Saturday, Justice Shah stressed that there had never been a case where an apex court verdict was not implemented, adding it would be “a violation of the Constitution” if SC rulings were not implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The balance of the Constitution will be disrupted if you seek non-implementation of judgments,” the jurist said, addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, adding, “There is no choice but to comply with the Supreme Court\u2019s orders.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No one has the choice to call it [SC rulings] ‘wrong’ or ‘not right’. The Constitution says that this is a judgment and it has to be implemented,” Justice Shah said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Replying to a question from the host Shahzad Iqbal, The PML-N minister lamented the lack of sports facilities for athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There is not a single sports complex in the entire country that houses facilities of international standards,” he said as the country’s ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in men’s event at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On the provincial level also, there should be such academies where coaching and facilities of world-level quality are available.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further remarked that retired individuals often join boards and federations, but these people tend to idle in their positions with little interest in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to a query about the intermittent internet slowdowns in the country, the politician suggested that internet service providers should be held accountable for the issue and not the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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