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Malik Riaz appeals to SC for security
Business tycoon states in his application that his life is in danger.
Business tycoon states in his application that his life is in danger. PHOTO: REUTERS/ FILE
ISLAMABAD: Real estate tycoon Malik Riaz claimed there were threats against his life, in an application filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking security for himself, reported Express News.
Riaz stated in his application that some lawyers had threatened him during the previous hearings of the Arsalan Iftikhar case in the apex court, which is a threat to his life and his fame.
He added that the media is also running a campaign against him, and further appealed that the SC registrar and the law enforcement agencies should be directed to provide him security during the future hearings.
A suo motu was taken against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar and Riaz, following media reports that Iftikhar had received between Rs300 and Rs400 million from Riaz to influence judicial proceedings.
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This guy already enjoys government provided security (2 Islamabad police mobiles, i.e. at least a dozen personnel) in addition to his own Bahria Town guards. What else does he wants?
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Lawyers threatening the accused for physical harm, what a pity to see this degradation. Are these really lawyers, one wonders, there’s such a blatant contradiction here, afterall they claim allegiance to a most honourable and one of the oldest profession since the dawn of the civilization. This is a profession whose business to protect and defend and fight for the rights of accused, regardless who it is and not chase them away from seeking justice.
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He is seeking attention. He had more gaurds than any high profile personality as mentioned in the print media during his last appearance in SC. This is a political move, no more than that. He is one of the elite rotten fish.
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playing ?
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He is talking about his fame is in danger, I would say buddy , you should be in jail 20years ago what you have been doing to the poor farmers and land owners.You are a billionaire by ill gotten money so get your own damn security and don’t be crying to the Supreme Court. A person who dishes out bribes is as guilty as the one who receives it. See you both in jail.
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He is asking more to live on Pakistani Nation’s Money!
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But did he not say last week that he does not trust SC?????
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if in America he would be a hero , in pakistans CORUPT media and courts he is maligned
supreme court will take action against lawyers if mr riyaz can prove anyone of them belonging to PPP
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Hey.Malik Riaz can buy anything. With his billions hard earned money I am sure he can buy much better security for himself than Supreme Court. Now why Tycoon Malik Riaz want to spend tax payer money. Is this another way to make money by not spending it?
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@Logic Europe, you are touting America under alias of Europe. How would a guy who has tried to buy influence with SC can be hailed as hero anywhere? You know, if u don’t have any good comment, it is not mandatory to post.. Recommend
What are all the ex-Army security as part of Bahria Town security for?
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He should send application to UN Secretary General and ask for his protection under Human Rights Commission LOL:))
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Another stunt………….???
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Big Guns received money from malik. Read the shujat hussain comments. Every one will than understand why Malik demanding securityRecommend
What he seeks isn’t security but attention. We must realise by now that he brought up the issue not coz he’s altruistic. On the contrary, he stinks of corruption, he breathes bribery and his hands rise up not to protect with a shield but to stab on the back of the righteous. I have faith in CJ.. All of this is nothing more than a conspiracy to let the evil roam freely. I ask evryone to do a bit of research before siding .Recommend
Poor guy…. if only he could afford to arrange security by himself….
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A man who has ex-generals and other top ranked security personnel in his payroll, is asking for protection from civilians !!
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I am surprised at the hostile comments and sarcastic remarks about his demand for security and claims of threats to his life.
One should not be surprised if he says that.
Even the devil must get his due. And this man, however, bad he may be, is not devil incarnate. He seems to be playing in the hands of people who are yet behind the scenes, true. But the Supreme Court only has to pass an order; the rest would have to be done by the government. So what’s the harm if the SC does that? The SC’s stature would go up, not down, by such an order!~
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I would love to follow any movement lead by Aitzaz Ahsan – my hero then and now.
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@truth detector:
thats just a regular Indian touting USA under alias of Europe.
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where’s ur bullet proof cars which u have been offering every other thug under the sun. btw, use that general Ehtesham Zameer (ex-ISI) for ur security, he should have desired experieience
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from now onwards children story book will start instead of “Many years ago there was a king” many years ago there was a supreme court chief juastice
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cheif justice should step down for sake of justice becuase his son is involved. this will make a true example and he will become hero of Pakistanis.
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I thought he said that he is not afraid to die and ready to go jail. So what happened, all of a sudden he is afraid of death?
Nisar
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Amazing how forgetful does he think we are.. the man himself declares in his press conference that he offered his “bullet Proof car” to CJ…
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What a joke! If he is not safe, no one is.
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Why peoples money should be spent on the security of a self proclaimed offender. Where are his own Platoon of lethally armed guards.
He is very proud of having 21000/=employees out of which more than fifty percent are security personnel to defend land grabbed by him. Riaz should deploy some of those to double up his security or create some more jobs by hiring retired Fauji for which he holds a special expertise.
Not a cent of peoples money should be spent on self proclaimed scoundrels. These guys have deep pockets and they must dig into them. There are no alms for them.
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I think Malik Riaz is asking security from prosecution. As for physical security, he is one providing to others. Or is he afraid of “Don Arsalan”?
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Jail would be quite a safe place for him I guess!Recommend