ISLAMBAD: Gharida Farooqi, a journalist and anchor has brought attention to a letter written by Islamabad High Court (IHC) six judges to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against over alleged interference by executive and intelligence agencies in judicial matters.
In a tweet, Gharida highlighted additional facts and questions surrounding the matter, she suggested that if the esteemed judges had previously raised this issue with former Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and Justice Bandial’s affiliation seemed biased towards a specific political party, but even then, if Justice Bandial did not give importance to the allegations and did not conduct any investigation, it implies that the accusations are baseless, unjust, and frivolous.
The letter from these esteemed judges reportedly reached the High Court and was initially delivered to a specific political party.
She said this raises questions about how this happened. Farooqi hinted that since a recent resigned judge faced accountability, other judges seemingly lost sleep and became involved in back-and-forth accusations. Such letters could be an attempt to divert attention from other actions, possibly by intelligence agencies aware of their shady dealings.
Notably, Judge Babar Sattar and his entire family are American citizens. Shouldn’t it be questioned how an American citizen became a judge in Pakistan? How many of these six judges are affiliated with a particular political party? How many of them seemingly show clear bias towards a specific political figure and apparently want to relieve them of legal obligations?
Following the Shaukat Siddiqui case, it appears that their confidence increased that judges cannot be touched.
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Those making allegations must prove them. If they fail, all of them should be relieved of their duties and sent to jail. Such irresponsibility should not be tolerated from officials, and it should not be allowed for more people to take the law into their own hands. They must face real consequences!