'Nepal to take help from Pakistan's Constitution'
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Nepal Ram Prasad Shreshta has said, "We will take help from the Constitution of Pakistan in designing the same document for our homeland."
He was talking to media during his visit to the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah here on Sunday.
He said in near future there would be a federally administered system in his country and that Nepal is undergoing a process to form a constitution. In this connection, "We will take help from the Constitution of Pakistan," he added.
Earlier, Justice Shreshta along with Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Justice Mushir Alam and other notables visited the Mazar-e-Quaid and paid homage to the great leader.
In his brief comments to the media, the Nepal CJ informed that he has come to visit Pakistan on the invitation of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The visiting Nepalese CJ said there is full-fledged democracy is Pakistan.
He was of the view that all the ingredient of an independent nation including democracy and an independent and active judiciary are available in Pakistan.
He said he got inspiration from the CJP Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Justice Shreshta said he highly appreciates the courage and impartiality of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
He said the efforts of CJP Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry for the independence of judiciary and to protect the rule of law are highly commendable. app