Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has devised a strategy to make restoration of judiciary the primary electoral issue, should the political opposition fail to boycott the election.
The centrepiece of his strategy is an oath he proposes to be administered to every candidate by districts bar councils across Pakistan to be prequalified to run for the elections.
The text of the oath:
OATH FOR CANDIDATES:
I, ___________________ s/o ____________________ candidate in Constituency No. ______ to the ________________________ Assembly do hereby solemnly take oath and swear in this ______ day of __________, 2007(8) that in case I am elected in the forthcoming elections I will devote all my energies, powers privileges, rights and authority, (including the privilege to move and initiate legislation/amendments/motions/ resolutions and the right to vote and/or to speak) and exercise them at once from the first available opportunity after taking oath so as to ensure that the Supreme Court and the High Courts revert completely to their status as on November 2, 2007 and that none of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the High Courts of the provinces are in any way impeded from performing the functions of their respective offices by any person, authority or any purported law in the shape of any PCO or any other Proclamation by whatever name called and for that purpose to do all in my power and authority till such time as I am member of the Assembly.
DEPONENT.
VERIFIED: Office-bearer DBA _______.
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