Tag: audio leak

  • ‘Who has the capability to record the chief justice of Pakistan?’ Asks Justice Athar Minallah

    ‘Who has the capability to record the chief justice of Pakistan?’ Asks Justice Athar Minallah

    Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the courts cannot risk “opening up of the floodgates” by ordering inquiries into “anything that goes viral on social media”, remarking that vigorous judicial activism had caused a lot of damage to the judiciary, reports Dawn.

    “Anything goes viral on social media. How many can the court order inquiries into?” the high court chief justice questioned during a hearing on Monday.

    Justice Minallah’s remarks come during a hearing of a petition asking for a Commission of Inquiry to investigate an alleged audio clip of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar.

    The judge wondered who was behind the audio leak. “Who has the capability to record the chief justice of Pakistan? Did that person release it or someone sitting in America?”

    Questioning the petitioner,  Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) President Salahuddin Ahmed, Justice Minallah asked, “Tell [the court] how this petition is maintainable. What writ should we issue?”

    To the question asked on the writ of the state, Ahmed responded that the court’s power regarding the enforcement of fundamental rights was very extensive and it could exercise this right under Article 199-C of the Constitution.

    “The court cannot play into the hands of political entities trying to build narratives rather than approach the court themselves,” responded Justice Minallah.

    “When they do not approach the court, the court also has to see what their intentions are,” he added. “Who released the audiotape and to whom?”

    Questioning the authenticity of the audio clip, Justice Minallah remarked: “Suppose this audio is legitimate, where is the real clip? Tomorrow, anybody will bring a clip and ask for an inquiry.”

    The court subsequently issued a notice to Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan to argue on the maintainability of the petition and adjourned the hearing till December 8.

  • PM Khan refers to the alleged audio leak of CJP Nisar as a ‘drama’

    PM Khan refers to the alleged audio leak of CJP Nisar as a ‘drama’

    Addressing the Kamyab Jawan Convention 2021 in Islamabad, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan termed the alleged leaked audio of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar as a “drama”.

    “You need to understand from where all this started. A country where the head, prime minister, and ministers start stealing and taking public funds abroad […] countries are not poor because of lack of resources, they become poor when government officials start stealing from the people. Such a country can never progress,” said PM Khan.

    “It is unfortunate that a man [Nawaz Sharif] who has been convicted by the Supreme Court and has absconded from the country addresses the event,” PM Khan

    Commenting on the Asma Jahangir Conference, PM Khan said, “There was a function in Lahore where the chief justice and Supreme Court judges are invited, and who addresses that event? A man [Nawaz Sharif] who has been convicted by the Supreme Court and who has absconded from the country. It is unfortunate.”

    He added that a nation was destroyed when it stopped considering looting money a bad thing.

    “When a nation’s morals die, that nation dies.”

    “No one can wipe out a nation if its morality is intact,” he remarked.

    “You may call the courts and army bad, I have already been dubbed badly. But you need to answer from where did you get the money to buy those apartments,” PM Imran Khan

    Commenting on the Panama Papers, the premier said that the investigation revealed that PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz owned four flats in London.

    “Where did this money [for the apartments] come from?”

    “You may call the courts bad, you may call the army bad and I have already been [dubbed] bad … But answer from where did you get the money to buy those apartments?”

    The prime minister went on to say that he had been dragged to the court over an apartment he owned in the United Kingdom.

    “[But] I submitted all the details [regarding the case] to the court,” he added, pointing out that he had bought the apartment when he was a cricketer and not a public office holder. “[Yet] I produced all the receipts, but they (PML-N leaders) lied in the National Assembly [regarding their assets].”

    “Not a single document [has been shared] that shows the means to buy the flats [owned by them],” he said.

    “Ever since we came into power three years ago, I am hearing that we will fail,” said the premier

    Addressing the audience, especially the youth, PM Khan said that people told him that in a two-party system, a third party could not form the government. “Ever since we came into power three years ago, I am hearing that we will fail.”

    “Everyone said it was impossible, but Allah made it possible,” he noted, adding that no person has ever become successful through shortcuts, as the secret to success was having a big vision and determination.

    The prime minister said the country was going through a tough time due to the coronavirus as businesses had halted and prices of commodities shot up.

    However, to alleviate the adverse effects of the pandemic, “the government, through Kamyab Pakistan, will provide interest-free loans to four million deserving households for building their own homes and teach them skills,” he said.