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Summary The SC also ordered to submit the notification of Justice Yaqoob Ali Khans removal as chief justice
An 11-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, resumed the hearing of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s reference case on Thursday.The court ordered to submit notification of Bhutto despite he was on bail, removal of Justice Yaqoob Ali Khan and appointment of Justice Anwarulhaq as chief justice.Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that the president was a symbol of federation and he how could give a verdict to reopen a single case. The court said that the court was sitting to review the injustice done in Bhutto case, adding that such discrimination was unprecedented in the history of law.
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