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I want to thank Mr. Shafi Ahmed, an Engineer from London, who wrote his opinion about Article 97 of our constitution on 18 June. I wanted to say in my letter that there is a provision “any other cause” in Article 97. Owing to the presence of such a provision in Pakistan's constitution, General Pervez Musharraf could remove the chief justice of the Supreme Court. A chaotic situation followed, which is yet to be resolved.
In our country, the president can act on the basis of this provision to remove the chief justice. As a student of law, I wanted to say that if the president does this, it will not be unconstitutional. That is why Article 97 should be amended.
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