Islamabad: A meeting of the Audio Leaks Investigation Commission, which was declared invalid by the Supreme Court, was held, in which the commission’s chairman, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, stopped the work of the commission on the orders of the Supreme Court.
The AudioLeaks Commission of Inquiry was heard by Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, in which Attorney General Mansoor Usman appeared. At the beginning of the hearing, the head of the commission, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, remarked that the Supreme Court has issued an order related to the commission, provide us with a copy of that order. The Attorney General provided the copy to the court.
The Commission directed the Attorney General to read yesterday’s court order. Justice Qazi Faiz Isa inquired that Mr. Attorney General, were you also present in the Supreme Court yesterday? , the Attorney General replied in the affirmative, upon which Justice Faiz inquired whether you had been issued a notice by the court? On which the Attorney General told that I was asked to appear before the court over telephone.
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Justice Qazi Faiz Isa said that according to the Supreme Court rules, the parties have to issue prior notices. No notice has been sent to the Commission by any applicant. It is necessary to implement the rules of the Supreme Court. An affidavit regarding the notice is also given in the court. None of the petitioners appeared before the commission today.
Justice Qazi Faiz Isa said that a press conference is held outside but no one appeared before us. Neither Abid Zuberi came nor his lawyer Shoaib Shaheen bothered to appear. Mr. Attorney General, did you not inform the court that the commission is not doing the action of 209? The court should have been informed about our order yesterday.
Talking to the Attorney General, Justice Faiz said that I was surprised that you did not reject these points yesterday. Shoaib Shaheen gave speeches on the media but did not bother to come here. Privacy is always at home. No one can peep into someone’s house. The CCTV cameras that are installed outside on the streets, are they also against privacy?
Justice Qazi Faiz Isa said that the Supreme Court mentioned my case in yesterday’s written order. The facts of my case were completely different. My wife did not deny the ownership of the properties. My wife’s case was that the person who is standing against us in the Supreme Court has been set up by someone. It is appropriate that at least the judgment of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah should be read in its entirety.
He further said that if others have respect, we should also have respect. Not much, at least a little, we should be respected. A witness, Khawaja Tariq Rahim, emailed us. “When you go to Lahore to record women’s statements, I will come there,” he wrote in the email. Khawaja Tariq Rahim said he could not appear in Islamabad due to medical problems, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa.
Justice Qazi Faiz Isa said that the government gave me a task so we sat. Read the oath of the judges, we are subject to the constitution and law.
The Commission instructed the Attorney General to read the decision in the Qazi Faiz Isa case, after which Justice Qazi Faiz Isa remarked that that stage had not yet come and we were not doing it. A witness is present. Justice Qazi Faiz Isa called Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui to the rostrum.
Justice Qazi Faiz Isa further remarked that many times we get very painful type of tasks. We are not enjoying that task but we are bound to do it under oath. Had it not been allowed under the oath, he would have apologized and left. What happened to us, we don’t get any extra work. Justice Qazi Faiz Isa became emotional while mentioning the Quetta tragedy. He said that we have to conduct an investigation like this painful incident.
Justice Faiz said that now in evening talk shows it will be said that we are violating the constitution. They sit to teach us law on TV. They do not come here and tell that the stay is over.
Later, the 3-member commission, which was invalidated by the Supreme Court, stopped the work. Justice Qazi Faiz Isa remarked that Mr. Attorney General, we apologize. There is a judicial order of the Supreme Court, so we cannot continue the work. The commission started writing its decision.
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