Shahbaz Sharif wants COAS ans ISI Chief to be summoned in Supreme Court
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to summon intelligence chiefs and to hear them in-camera on the “threat letter.”
Makhdoom Ali Khan, representing Shehbaz Sharif, said if the Supreme Court wanted to check the loyalty of the members of the opposition parties then on the instruction of my client submit that premier intelligence chiefs be summoned and hear them in-camera in the chambers.
Raza Rabbani, who appeared on behalf of Pakistan Peoples’ Party-Parliamentarians (PPPP,) said the Court may summon the original text of the cable and also the minutes of the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC). In order to have a finding under Article 5 Constitution of 1973, independent proceedings have to be initiated which may include the formation of a Judicial Commission to examine the veracity of such proceedings.
Advocate Ashfan Ghazanfar, who has also filed the petition, urged the bench to summon Asad Majeed, former Pakistani ambassador to the USA, to probe the letter. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, on Tuesday, heard the suo motu taken by the CJP on the deputy speaker’s ruling on the no-confidence vote. The legal team of the opposition parties have completed their arguments and from today (Wednesday) the lawyers of the PTI, the president of Pakistan, and the speaker would argue their case.
The chief justice said the formation of the caretaker government is not taking place due to proceeding of the apex court regarding the matter.
The chief justice made it clear that they would only examine the legality and constitutionality of the ruling of the deputy speaker on the no-confidence. The CJP said it is not the practice of the Court to indulge in the matters pertaining to policies, State policies or the foreign policies. He said that they would only examine the legality and constitutionality of the ruling.