Islamabad, April 6 : The lawyer fraternity of Sindh led by Sindh Bar Council Vice Chairman Zulfiqar Jalbani said that President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan and the law minister should be tried for high treason – the p shment for abrogation of the Constitution and observed a strike to protest against the dissolution of the National Assembly, which according to them is an “unconstitutional” move, Express Tribune reported on Wednesday. Jalnani said “Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan should be applied to the president, prime minister, deputy speaker and law minister”, adding that the ruling of the NA deputy speaker and the dissolution of the lower house by the president of Pakistan is unconstitutional. “When a no-confidence motion has already been moved, it must be voted on.” The Sindh High Court Bar Association passed a resolution against the dissolution of the National Assembly and the ruling of the deputy speaker, which expressed reservations over the nomination of former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM. He further said that in this regard, “we have filed a petition in the Supreme Court”. and added that “Justice Gulzar Ahmed who has been nominated for of caretaker prime minister should reject the offer because if he accepts it, it will give the impression that he was with the PTI all through his tenure.” The SBC vice chairman said that lawyers will not take a step back from their stand. “We will resist any unconstitutional act and we expect the Supreme Court of Pakistan to rule in accordance with the Constitution. ACL1247
