The role of 18th amendment in the constitution of Pakistan.
PMLN and PPP in cahoot to trap Musharaf carried out some addition to the article 6 of the constitution.
There should be absolutely no doubt in anyone's mind that the changes were brought specifically to trap Musharaf.
The changes done to the article 6 clause 1 through 18th amendment;
1973 (original) article 6:
(1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.
The new Section 1 after 18th Amendment:
6. High treason.—1[(1) Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.]
We can notice that the words and conditions of "Suspends or holds in abeyance" were added to the section 1 of Article 6 of Pakistani constitution.
(2) Any person aiding or abetting 2[or collaborating] the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty of high treason.
the words " or collaborating"added to section 2 of article 6.
The changes to section 1 of Article 6 were Musharaf specific. It was a trap set for Musharaf, albeit illegally.
I explain you why.
1. Section 4(i) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), substituted the said clause, in its present form, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010), in place of the clause (1) of Art. 6, as adopted in 1973, that read :
(1) Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.
We can notice that the 18th amendment wording, i.e. the two offences added, ""Suspends or holds in abeyance" are enforced w.e.f April 19, 2010.
The said breach of Article 6 (1) by Musharaf took place on 3rd of November 2007, when suspension of the constitution was not an offence.
Thus, it is illegal to apply a law or article of the constitution retrospectively.
Musharaf is not guilty of treason under the constitution of Pakistan at the time it took place.
Now the question the Pakistanis should ask from their judiciary, why these judges have passed such judgement against Musharaf!!
We can understand Nawaz and PPP's compulsions to take revenge from Musharaf.
But what revenge judiciary is taking from Musharaf!!
Did he paid for his actions against CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry!!
Why CJ Khosa was so keen that this judgement is passed before his retirement!!
Very dangerous questions my friends. Very dangerous.
Things are not as simple as they look.
I will ask everyone to think hard, what games are played against all of us.