Bilawal Bhutto vows to bring judicial reforms

KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday vowed to introduce judicial reforms in constitution saying establishment of a constitutional federal court was the need of the hour.

The PPP chairman while addressing lawyers at the Sindh Bar Council, said “a constitutional federal court, having judges from all provinces, is essential and needed.

He said the present judicial system magnifies 15 percent constitutional cases into 90 percent. “Constitutional reforms are not a new thing, we will bring judicial reforms. Legislation and amending the constitution cannot be done through courts,” he added.

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People’s Party chairman said that the chief justice of the federal constitutional court will be nominated on rotation. “Every province will get its representative as chief justice of the court on rotation,” he added.

He said the constitutional court and judicial reforms are not a new idea. “It is necessary for the supremacy of the constitution to ensure equal rights to all provinces,” he said.

“It will be better to form the constitutional court with mutual consultation,” he added.