The National Assembly (NA) referred on Thursday the matter of “amassing illegitimate assets” by Supreme Court's (SC) Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Speaking in the NA today, senior PML-N leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq while addressing deputy NA speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, said that it is the responsibility of the NA to investigate the allegations and “clear” the name of the honourable judge. Sadiq furthered that a lot of fingers were being were pointed out at the honourable judges, adding that it Was very “hurtful" to see "because all judges are honourable for us”. While referring to Justice Naqvi, the PML-N leader said that because of “one judge, all other judges are being defamed”. Read Lawyers bodies to move SJC against SC judge وفاقی وزیر برائے اقتصادی امور سردار ایاز صادق کا قومی اسمبلی میں پوائنٹ آف آرڈر پر اظہارِ خیال ان کی معزز جسٹس مظاہر نقوی صاحب کا معاملہ پبلک اکاؤنٹس کمیٹی منتقل کرنے کی استدعا منظور انہوں نے کہا کہ ایک معزز جج صاحب جن پر مختلف بار کونسل کی طرف سے ریفرنسز بھی دائر کیے گئے… pic.twitter.com/Dvs9KDSZ4m — National Assembly 🇵🇰 (@NAofPakistan) May 4, 2023 “I would request you to refer this matter to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with the direction to complete the inquiry within 10-15 days,” Sadiq said while addressing the deputy NA speaker. He further said that a special audit should be conducted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and a joint team should be constituted with the attorney general of Pakistan (AGP). Earlier this year, a judicial reference was filed against Justice Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), accusing him of "misconduct" and "amassing illegitimate assets". The complaint against Justice Naqvi was filed by advocate Mian Dawood for allegedly violating the code of conduct for judges of the SC, issued under Clause (8) of Article 209 of the Constitution. Read more Divided opinion: Lawyers say SC ‘lost’ suo motu case In a tweet, Dawood said that the reference was filed in the SJC "on the grounds of misconduct, creation of illegal assets, and amassing wealth through frontmen". According to the reference, the SC judge and his family members were found "involved in following malpractices and misuse of power in a criminal-designed pattern during his service". In the complaint, it is alleged that Justice Naqvi used his position "to facilitate his sons and a daughter studying abroad and getting financial gains from Zahid Rafique". The complaint further claims that the SC judge "openly flaunts his relation with the PTI and its leader Imran Khan" and has "influenced" and "manipulated" legal cases, adding that "cases are being fixed" in his court.
from Pakistan News, Latest News Pakistan, Pakistan Headline | The Express Tribune https://ift.tt/gblQr2V
No comments:
Post a Comment