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No need of sending reference against CJ, says Gilani
Says he would not like to comment on the financial impropriety case against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar in the Supreme Court.
Says he would not like to comment on the financial impropriety case against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar in the Supreme Court. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Monday that there was no need of sending a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to President Asif Ali Zardari, Express News reported.
Speaking at a conference in Islamabad titled “Higher education in the Islamic world: Challenges and Opportunities,” he said that he would not like to comment on the financial impropriety case against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar in the Supreme Court.
Gilani said that the tradition of giving Nobel prizes has been continuing since 1901, but sadly, only nine Muslim scientists were able to achieve this honour.
He said that one-fourth of the world population constitutes of Muslims and that almost 50% of the world’s natural resources are under the control of Muslim states.
Gilani added that these resources could not be put to use despite the advances in the field of science and technology.
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PM knows that this case is between 2 individuals & not specific to CJ…
- as to ” why the Muslim Ummah behind in all field compared to the rest of the nation “…is simple….education/ knowledge…
- Quran says ” Iqra ” but we do not practice it…do we ?Recommend
A very much visible campaign to malign the Chief Justice is underway. The PM is actively issuing statements to keep the issue in sharp focus and to pressurize the CJ to quit.
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A possibility…..in the days to come!
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Look who’s talking – but more than that, it was the reason
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Chiedf justice should SUO MOTO refer himself to supreeme judicial council to answer all baseles allegations
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Gilani and allies are strategically blackmailing CJ to cover up his child’s play!!
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Why?
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I wonder if PM sahab included Prof. Abdus Salam in those 9 Muslim Nobel Laureates.
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This is very clever tactic by a very crooked PPP Govt. No one even mentioned judicial reference, why C(convicted)PM had to issue clarification? This statement is in fact a latent threat to CJ, nothing else.Recommend
Why not! He should also know the meanings of accountability on ‘selective’ basis as the ‘cases’ are.
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Why no ref against the PCO CJ? Where is Islamic equality now? Why are generals and judges exempt from constitution? Why are they getting away with the acts of high treason and aiding and abetting multiple times? Where is Islamic equality here? Sending a ref does not mean the PM would make the decision against the CJ. It only means like all, the CJ would have to explain his position, why are people afraid of that fairness and what is there to hide?
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PM should not make this mistake of sending reference against CJ.There will be uprising against this and PPP will be history
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as of TODAY one of the Most Dis-Honest People are running PAKISTAN Gov’t…anything possible…
Children of LEADER of Political Parties…enjoying there lifes..Abrod….amagen they spend over $100,000 for vaction trip and in pakistan regural person can’t make more then $2/per day…
this mean they are here to enjoy but poor to suffer..
US-Should stop all The AID and punish all the leaders..
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Try and see what happens!
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No, no need for any new references as there already exists one in the Supreme Judicial Council. I’m expecting some morally and ethically correct members up there in the higher judiciary to stand up and reisist the attempt to protect and cover up the dirt. Supreme Court must take action to rehabilitate its reputation and honour, the people sitting on its benches must display their displaesure and cleanse their leadership.
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hOHow can a convict send a reference against anybody else? Is he trying to save his own neck somehow?
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When looters, criminals and thieves like our ruler class is in place then how people like CJ would exist or survive. What can be better when Mr.Ahtazaz Hassan has also joined this bunch of thieves? From outside America is after Pakistan and from inside this bunch of thieves is eating Pakistan. God shall bless CJ & Pakistan both-insha Allah.Recommend
The reason why only 9 muslims won nobel prizes? Because most of the muslim countries have leaders like Gilani and Zardari.
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@truth detector:
Just because it wasn’t mentioned doesn’t mean it wasn’t asked. You’re right that it’s peculiar that it seems stated so randomly. Very peculiar. So peculiar that odds are he was either baited onto the topic, or even directly asked and it just conveniently didn’t get referenced. Even if they are somehow dirty in this controversy, that would double the chances that it wasn’t truly said randomly. They’d probably stay away from talking about it, if anything.
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