ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar said that no one, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and top military leaders could dare contact him for relief in case. Former CJP in written reply to questions asked by a private TV channle said that no one can question integrity of Justice (retd) Faisal Arab and Justice Umar Ata Bandial, who were on bench along with him. Former CJP responded to allegations made by former PTI leader Awn Chaudhry during a TV show.

“I will tell truth to nation. I had prior information that Tareen would be disqualified despite providing all documents to court. Tareen’s disqualification was balancing act,” Chaudhry claimed.

Former PTI leader claimed that CJP decided that it did not matter whether Khan’s documents were incomplete as an NRO was in pipeline for him. In December 2017, Supreme Court absolved Imran Khan of all allegations of corruption and declared him an honest person but disqualified Tareen for misdeclaration under Article 62(1)(f) of Constitution. “When Khan wanted power, you were ready to even beg for it,” Chaudhry said.

PM’s aide added that before coming into government, Khan would hold meetings with former Chief of Army Staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-Inter-Services Intelligence Chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 03 2023

Like Business on Facebook, follow @DailyNCourier on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.