SC says never declared parliament a failure

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said certain news about assemblies’ failure are wrongly attributed to the court in the media. “The President is head of state and respectable to us,” he added.The CJP said that court didn’t validate dictator’s unconstitutional and undemocratic steps. He said the court doesn’t have any application in which impeachment of the President is sought.The nine-member bench of the Supreme Court is hear the memogate case.During Wednesday’s hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had asked how the court should interpret president’s silence on memo case.It may be pertinent to mention here that the President Asif Ali Zardari had not submitted his answer to the court as yet on memo, as required by the apex court.Husain Haqqani’s Attorney Asma Jahangir said the things are being driven to president’s impeachment. The nine-member bench heard the memo case headed by the chief justice of Pakistan. There ensued an interesting exchange of words between Asma Jahangir and the court during the course of the hearing.She also referred to one of Habib Jalib’s couplet during the hearing. She said Hussain Haqqani has informed the president about his decision to resign in his letter. The court asked did Haqqani made his decision to resign on November 16?The CJP asked Asma Jahangir to trust the court. Asma Jahangir said in her reply she did trust her husband but could not surrender her rights to him.Justice Jawad S Khwaja said the citizens have right to information under the article 19.