Constitutional court must be accepted if mandated by constitution: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday that if the Constitution mandates the existence of a constitutional court, it must be accepted. He reiterated that the primary responsibility of the court is to uphold and enforce the Constitution and the law.

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He made those comments while addressing lawyers at the Balochistan High Court Bar.

Criticism of Iftikhar Chaudhry

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari added further that the state has increasingly taken on a paternal role rather than a maternal one, criticising figures like Iftikhar Chaudhry for undermining the judiciary. He further noted that the judiciary has consistently launched attacks on the parliament.