Friday, June 29, 2007

An activist court has no place in a conservative country

In response to attrocities such as:

Bail for ‘same-sex’ couple; SC suspends jail sentence
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a ‘same-sex’ couple and suspended a verdict handed down by the Lahore High Court. The high court had declared the marriage un-Islamic and sentenced the two to three years in jail.

the government responds with:

Govt likely to seek reference hearing by full court: counsel
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The federal government on Thursday placed the entire material relating to the reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry before the Supreme Court and assured the bench that it would not object if the full court adjudged the reference