The National Assembly has passed a resolution calling for constituting a joint special committee of both the Houses to institute requisite judicial reforms.

The resolution, moved by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, said that House believes that Parliament is the supreme legislative body of Pakistan, whereby enactment of laws, including amendments in the constitutions is the sole prerogative of the Parliament.

It said the constitution envisages tracheotomy of power amongst three organs of the State namely, the Legislature, the Executive and Judiciary.

It is the legislature which has been assigned the task of lawmaking, the Executive to execute such laws under the doctrine of separation of powers, the Judiciary to interpret laws under the doctrine of separation of power and none of the organs of the state can encroach upon the powers of others.

The resolution said the constitution of Pakistan has entrusted in this parliament with certain constitutional mandates, including the power to confirm the appointments of the Judges of Superior Court in terms of article 175 of the constitution.

It said the judicial reforms, Parliamentary sovereignty, supremacy of the constitution and balance of power between all pillars of the State is the long pending agenda of the charter of democracy.

The resolution further said that the Parliament, being the representative of the will of the people of the Pakistan, shall not allow any other institution to transgress or encroach on its powers.

Hence this House resolves to ensure the supremacy of the Parliament and the constitution in letter and spirit.

The House will now meet again on Thursday at four p.m.

Source: Radio Pakistan