CJP asks PM Imran, not to 'taunt' the judiciary
The recent not-so-veiled criticism of the judiciary by the prime minister didn’t go down well with the country’s top judges. Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa made a scathing rejoinder on Wednesday advising Imran Khan not to “taunt the judiciary” in any way.
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font size="3">“Do not hurl taunts at us for favouring the powerful, because everybody is equal before us,” the CJP observed a day after the prime minister asked the top judges to end the impression about the judiciary favouring the powerful.
font size="3">The CJP said a “silent revolution” had already come about and therefore those criticising judges should be careful. He said: “Times have changed. Now we are totally independent and decide matters strictly in accordance with the law.”
font size="3">On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the opening ceremony of the Havelian-Mansehra section of Hazara motorway, had asked the CJP and Justice Gulzar Ahmed to come forward and “restore public trust by ending the impression about favouring the powerful against the poor”.
font size="3">The CJP said it was the judiciary that had come to the help and relief of the common man, rejecting the impression being developed.
font size="3">“Please reconsider your statement about the imbalance in dispensing justice,” CJP Khosa said, reminding Mr Khan that he was an elected representative and chief executive of the country. “We have great respect for him.”