Ijaz Kakakhel Islamabad
Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday said “others” would stay powerful until the parliament strengthened itself. He expressed these views while hearing the suo motu case regarding the allegations levelled by senior judges against spy agencies for meddling in juridical matters,
A six-member larger bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan QaziFaez Isa, conducted the hearing. Other members of the bench were Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Mandokhel, Justice stressed, insisting that there should be no attack on the court from within or outside. The chief justice also said he was not responsible for the history of the court, asking for suggestions, if there were any.
He then asked the attorney general for Pakistan if he had read the IHC’s suggestions. AGP Mansoor Usman Awan replied in the negative. “It is not just suggestions, but a charge sheet,” Justice Minallah remarked.
The Supreme Court then ordered to make the suggestions of the Islamabad High Court public. “Everything is being broadcast on the media, so we should also make it public,” CJP Isa declared, and then ordered the attorney general to read out the IHC’s recommendations in court.
