ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices toformer army chief Gen (r) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and ex-chief of theInter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen (r) Faiz Hameed, in a pleaseeking registration of a case in apex investigation agency.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq took up the plea against the top militaryand intelligence chief who according to the plaintiff breached legalbarrier and misrepresented various events soon after stepping down fromcoveted roles.
The court further issued a notice to the federal investigators onapplication submitted for registration of a case against Qamar Javed Bajwaand Faiz Hameed. Journalists Javed Chaudhry, Shahid Maitla, Pemra, and thePress Association of Pakistan were also issued notices in the case.
In the written order, IHC CJ maintained that on the request of citizen AtifAli, FIA took no action despite repeated requests against the retired armyofficials.
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The petitioner maintained that TV host Javed Chaudhry and Shahid Maitlaconducted the interviews for the sake of ratings which malign institutions,and society. He opined that freedom of expression was used for a ‘criminalact’ in tweaked interviews.
It said the interview portrayed a negative image of the armed forces andalso tried to create a rift between state and the masses.