ISLAMABAD – Attorney General levels serious allegations against SupremeCourt Justice Qazi Faiz Esa.
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan on Thursday submitted a response in apresidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
In the response, the court has been told that Justice Isa is the originalowner of three properties in Britain and is still reluctant to reveal thesources of his income used to purchase the properties.
The attorney general further mentioned that the presidential referencepostulated ‘benami’ nature of the properties abroad “which were concealedand not disclosed as required by the law.” Importantly, the wife andchildren of the petitioner judge had no independent source of income andwere not in a position to provide funds necessary for the purchase of threeproperties when they were bought.
“As the attorney general, it is my responsibility to advise the council […]Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s allegations are solely based on assumptions […]transparency and accountability is an integral part of democracy,” MrMansoor Khan stated in the courtroom.
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The court was informed that the only conclusion which could be drawn wasthat the said properties were ‘benami’ in nature and the petitioner judgewas the ostensible owner of these properties.
Mr Mansoor Khan further told the court that it was not wrong for the lawminister to distribute checks in the bar councils.
