SC denies trying to clip Gen’s wings

Media here yesterday said a full bench of the apex court, while hearing an election petition on Monday, observed that laws promulgated under provisional constitution order (PCO) brought in by President Pervez Musharraf to replace the constitution after the 1999 military coup had no legal status without validation by Parliament.

Pakistan Bar Council which has been agitating against the recent constitutional amendments brought in by General Musharraf, had also welcomed the court’s observations.

Despite the denial by the Supreme Court, newspapers here came out with lengthy editorials on Wednesday on the reported observations as the comments had significant bearing on the general elections scheduled to be held on October 10.