Justice Qazi Faez Isa, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court (SC), issued a clarification on Tuesday regarding his presence at a national constitutional special convention held at the National Assembly (NA) hall the previous day to mark the golden jubilee of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The judge, who is slated to become the next chief justice of Pakistan in September, was the only top court judge in attendance at the event and his presence their raised eyebrows as many questioned on social media not just his decision to attend the event but also him being seated next to PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.
However, in his address at the NA on Monday, Justice Isa distanced himself from the political views stated by legislators who spoke prior to him and clarified that he had been assured of only constitutional matters would be the talked about at the event.
He said he was not there to make a political speech but only to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Constitution. Along the same lines, he said in his clarification issued on Tuesday that prior to him accepting the invitation for the convention, “enquiries were made as to whether there would be political speeches”.
