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THE Supreme Court’s July 13 verdict on the then deputy speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling has propounded a ‘new concept’ when it highlighted that any defence or immunity claimed by the government on a policy or decision on the grounds of national security cannot escape judicial review unless substantiated with evidence. “It is clear that the bona fides of the (PTI) government’s defen­­ce …

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