LAHORE: The President of Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that Judges restoration is only a matter of three minutes, if so desired. He said judicial system would not be allowed to function through peaceful protest, if deposed judges were not restored.

He said in an interview that lawyers would not settle for anything less than the reinstatement of deposed judges and that could be done in three minutes through an executive order. He said the Supreme Judicial Council had the authority to remove a judge and no one could amend the constitution, depose judges or put them behind bars.

Aitzaz said he stood by lawyers in their struggle over reinstatement of deposed judges and would not contest polls if PPP did not give him ticket. He said in case of a long march, it would be headed to Rawalpindi.

He hailed appointment of Salmaan Taseer as new Punjab Governor but said Taseer had been more close to President Musharraf than PPP in recent days.