Premier holds meeting with legal team, some PML-N leaders; source says PM told he's “legally safe” if SC takes note of violation of its order on legislation limiting CJP's powers.
Legal brains of the party federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Attorney General Mansoor Usman and former law minister Zahid Hamid briefed the premier about the possible consequences the government could face after the Act, became law despite the apex court s order, Dawn reported.The
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with his legal team and some PML-N leaders vowing to hold Parliament "supreme" in the face of the Supreme Court's decisions regarding elections to the Punjab Assembly and staying .
The Supreme Court had halted implementation of the bill seeking to curtail the Chief Justice of Pakistan's (CJP) powers to take suo motu notices and constituting benches. The bill became an Act on Friday.