Unprepared lawyers in live Supreme Court proceedings unleash Pakistani Twitter at its best
The live transmission of the Supreme Court’s (SC) full bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qaez Faez Isa on Monday has led to social media blitz of memes.
Delighted viewers got to see a Supreme Court hearing for the first time, and they did not hold back on jokes.
Lawyers, particularly Khawaja Tariq Rahim, came under particular scrutiny, and the internet was not particularly impressed with his arguments, or lack thereof.
We have gathered the best of the internet’s comments on proceedings, judges’ remarks and lawyers’ arguments.
One user used a meme about what lawyers think they do, what public thinks lawyers do and what lawyers actually do.
— Dawar B. (@dawarhbutt) September 18, 2023
Another user tweeted a meme what CJP Isa might have said to Advocate Khawaja Tariq Rahim.
Qazi Faez Isaa to Khajwa 🤣 pic.twitter.com/FP4gMm92tP
— iffi (@iffiViews) September 18, 2023
More tweets about lawyers and their arguments here:
"… Khwaja saab idhar dekhain 😡" pic.twitter.com/nQyatqqvGq
— Mumtaz (@mumti) September 18, 2023
Khawaja Tariq: I have 50 years of experience
— Muhammad Salman (@Sallu_gooner) September 18, 2023
CJ : come to your petition 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/8ztESSmQsd
وکیل خواجہ طارق رحیم کے دلائل جاری pic.twitter.com/wdv3x1wFaT
— Broken News (@NewsParodyPk) September 18, 2023
کیا آپ بھی کچھ نیوز چینلز پر چلنے والے ٹکرز اور بلاوجہ کی بریکنگ نیوز سن سن کر خواجہ طارق رحیم کو ایک منجھا ہوا اور بہت ہی اعلٰی پائے کا وکیل سمجھتے تھے؟ آج کی کاروائی کے بعد میری تو غلط فہمی دور ہو گئی ہے۔
— Wahid Zia. (@OmniscientXo) September 18, 2023
Haha hum khayal judges tout petitioner was so bad and unprepared, Munib Akhtar and Ijal ul Ahsan have had to come themselves to rescue him and give arguments on his behalf 😆😄
— Muhammad Junaid Asif Sahi (@Junaid_Sahi) September 18, 2023
Within one hour of live proceedings starting at the Supreme Court, one issue has already been resolved.
— Abdul Moiz Jaferii (@Jaferii) September 18, 2023
That there must be a retirement age for lawyers.
Lawyers not exactly covering themselves in glory in #SupremeCourtofpakistan live proceedings. Not prepared, not articulate, not persuasive. Is this the norm or exception?
— Fahd Husain (@Fahdhusain) September 18, 2023
This live broadcast of the Supreme Court full court hearing is also a great expose of the mediocrity rampant in the legal profession garbed in ‘respectable’ suits. They take millions for such buffoonish and amateurish arguments.
— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) September 18, 2023
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