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Faisal Raza Abidi demands Chief Justice's resignation
Abidi held Justice Chaudhry responsible for the alleged financial impropriety done by his son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar.
Abidi held Justice Chaudhry responsible for the alleged financial impropriety done by his son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar. PHOTO: APP
While hurling fiery allegations at Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi on Sunday demanded a resignation from him and other judges who were reinstated under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).
During a press conference in Islamabad, Abidi held Justice Chaudhry responsible for the alleged financial impropriety done by his son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar.
The senator said that if the chief justice does not tender a resignation, then he will “force him out from the same way he had been restored as a judge.”
“He [Justice Chaudhry] says that he did not have any idea where his son got all that money from…I ask, when the case emerged, did you ask him where he got Rs900 million from?”
The senator produced bank account statements of Dr Arsalan and said that the person who used to “work under somebody else” now owns billions of rupees. He also showed that the billing address mentioned was that of the Chief Justice House in Islamabad.
“You [Justice Chaudhry] are to be blamed for this. This happened right in front of you. You cannot pretend to not know anything. Who gave Dr Arsalan the right to use government’s property for running his own businesses? Could he not rent out an office in some other area?”
He said that he would now “personally” investigate about Dr Arsalan’s assets and will also fly to Dubai and London to inquire about his international bank accounts. “I will probe into the accounts he has activated under the name of mamu.”
Abidi said that the Parliament is supreme and is above other institutions.
“Parliament forms laws and constitutions. Who gave you the right to criticise and meddle in its affairs?”
“I accept your challenge in the war you have waged against the parliament. But mine is not a war of arms, but is a war of words, because Pakistan cannot afford agitation at this moment as it is already going through tough times.”
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the judiciary’s act of striking down laws passed by parlimant is too much. this is a judicial coup and a bad precdednt. I don’t think the chief justice is doing any good to the country. he is after the executive while he ignores thousands of cases of ordinary citizens. judiciary has to do a lot of work and it is better it stays away from overpowering executive.
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GOD help those who helps themselves
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Tribune Team…
Why there is a button of recommend only.
There must be two buttons agree and disagree.
I strongly protest over faisal remarks about judiciary.
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Most of the posts here are being dropped by the PPP media group. I have identified a lot of them
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Proud of you Faisal Raza Abidi.
At least someone is standing against the drunk tyrant CJP
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Kudos to Abidi for telling like it is. Imp points here:
PCO CJ is the chief provider of justice and has taken high ground by taking the case of his son himself.
CJ may not be fully aware of his son’s money making operations but when he was charge sheeted by Gen Mush for corruption, Arsalan’s corruption was a big charge there.
CJ got himself entangled in this case not the govt. In addition he testified in SC that his son is poor and homeless. This is perjury and punishable by long jail term. Once again a head Qazi is doing it all for his son, whose main job is to provide justice. People know that politicians are shift characters but not the CJ, especially who does not stop talking about Islamic equality and justice.
I myself had supported CJ’s restoration on principles but not for a dictator who had become the biggest supporter of terrorissts and kept ambushing the elected govt. PCO CJ had a long inning and is on extension after retirement. For the sake of a fair trial he should stay aside and let the justice take its course. With Choudhry in the chair it is like Sharif investigating PML-N’s attack on SC.
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Down with PCO-CJP!!
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The man who was sidelined by the CEC from Karachi and is no more in the good bookes of the top echelon of PPP is now talking to come close to the chairman/co chairman.He should be taught a lesson Chief Justice is the CJ of Pakistan and not of any perticular party.Recommend
100% agree….Everybody has the right to question the credibility of CJP, if he/she has solid evidence against him. Why do you defend this man, who is out to free Pakistan from it’s all ills and doesn’t know about the corruption that has crippled his own house? I ask simple questions, how Arslan got admission in Medical College, having passed the intermediate examination in C grade? How did he get into FIA, and why did he prefer FIA having MBBS degree in his hand? Why did he quit FIA to run his own business? How could he own assets worth Rs. 900 Million in a short period of time???
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A day will come, when every one will ask for what Abidi is currently asking!
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Ch Iftikhar should resign along with his team and seek position in PML N
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@Rebel:
And you are laughing stock for the rest of the world :D
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CJ has no moral stand to stay even a second on his seat ,it is not because his son is involved in currupt practice but has made the SC a ground of Noora-Kusti . He is adament to toppel a govt. which is commited to root out terrorism from the region and cooperating the internationa forces for the peace in Pakistan so that withdrawl forces in 2024 can be realized . The unstability in Pakistan will certainly delay the process which will not in the national interest of Pakistan and regional peace . CJ is a self centered man , he is not even respecting the constitution and hard earned democracy of the country .
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The fact is that CJ is just after ppp`s casses, he has been baised with ppp. Though i appreciate him exposing corruption and what not still why not inquire other parties such as PML-N?? iam neither suporting Abidi nor CJ. One thing is for sure Pakistan cannot afford any agitation at this moment as it already going through tough times.
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If we see that material or text of his press conference, we must agree what he said but if you see his own character “I resepct Zardari as my father, or Zardar is a father of all Pakistani Awam” then “If I am murdered, my body should be covered with PPPP flag” not Pakistani. Such nasty statements create NAFRAT against him.
Some allegations are those which Gen. (R) Musharraf included in the charge sheet which was not taken into consideration. It seems time proving the Musharraf’s charge sheet must be interogated by the juidiciary counsil to declare him innocent and orders reinstate as Chief Judge rather than Jalsay Jaloos, million of rupees spent plus wastge of time.
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He said that he would now “personally” investigate about Dr Arsalan’s assets and will also fly to Dubai and London to inquire about his international bank accounts. “I will probe into the accounts he has activated under the name of mamu.”
As if the UK govt.will him allow him to meddle into its affairs. He is unlikely to get UK visa in the first place.
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Time for Impeachment-II on the charge of violating the constitution many times…He allowed military dictator to make changes in the constitution but denies a legitimate Parliament the right to make laws…
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Syed Faisal Raza Abidi is ritee am with him .Dont Care whatever every body says about him but he speaks a much of it with a facts … If people dont like him no one really cares.Recommend
Go Abdi Go!! we are with you against this PCO CJPML-N
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Denying patriotism,rule of law, ethical and moral integrity and solidarity, merit assassination,
ridiculing justice and judiciary, blind nepotism.. you ‘Must’ve observed since the inception of PPP in 1972. Abidi’s conference is not a surprise to us!
East Pakistan was a majority part of Pakistan, and if recognized, political parties of the West wing would never be in power, free to play their Gimmicks. As such getting rid of
Bengal was the only way out. See Justice Hamoodur Rahman Report, if you could lay your
hand on.
It’s my FIRM belief this party is planted by RAW, or Mosad, or US CIA to destroy my
SWEET mother land, Recommend
@ProPakistan:
you need to change your name to ProPPP or ProZardai.
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sc must must resign.I agree with mr abidi
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vow check this comment
you are billions time right
Father and son living in same home and father don’t know any thing about his son. Then we don’t need such CJ who is sitting in highest judicial post and ignore whats happening in his own home under his own address.
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I am ashamed that we have so many blind people living in Pakistan. CJ cannot be wrong. He is the only person in the history of this country who never did anything wrong. Abidi should realize that every Pakistani owes his life to CJ who installed a complete system of Justice from Khyber to Karachi never seen before in Pakistani history. We also must understand that sometimes super heros like batman and superman also use illegal ways to target enemies so if Arslan targetted Malik Riaz what is the problem with that? He is a super hero and son of a super hero. Pakistan can never pay back his debt.
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i do not like to call mr iftikhar ch cheif justice i like to call him cheap justice or cheife marshall law adminstrator of judicial marshall which he has impossed on pakistan since 2009 we should struggle agianst him and throw him out
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He has done this only to please and get sympathy of Zardari. He is a senseless and a foolish person. Do not give any importance to this man. He stands nowhere. He has done this only to attract the attention of the people as he has been doing on TV shows.I do not know how such a person has become a Senator.
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@ali:
May Allah give you guidance or you remain enslaved by your current mindset. You are the reason why Pakistan is still living in the stone ages.
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Faisal Raza Abidi’s charges are too serious to be swept under the rug and require an independent investigation. In fact, Justice Chaudhry and his supporters should insist on such an investigation to clear his name.
What we do do know is that for several months, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry of Pakistan knew that his son was on the take from a notorious property baron Malik Riaz Husain, and yet he did nothing to stop his son’s illegal activities. Mr. Chaudhry was too busy waging a much-needed jihad against corruption by other powerful individuals through his suo moto actions.
http://www.riazhaq.com/2012/06/chief-justice-iftikhar-chaudhry-should.html
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CJ has to answer for a lot. He cannot feign ignorance of his sons doings.
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@Asad:
Malick Riaz will simply pass it to the Faisal Raza
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@Parvez:
Why not ? since when is a father responsible for his sons deeds.
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I think that chief justice has lost moral authority. He should stepdown immediately since he is baised and corrupt…..After having these documentsand proofs he doesn,t deserve to remain at respected position which is ultimately a last hope for poor people of Pakistan…..Well done Faisal Raza Abdi,,,you are real tiger…God Bless youRecommend
Historically speaking PPP has a track record of criminality and sub-subversive and
anti-state activities. And any anyone pointing their nasty deeds is labelled as their adversaries. The present judiciary has halted up their lousy corruption must be their
sore-in the-eye.
PPP encourages and protects duffers and inefficient people… their cronies.
They are against the CJ. They’re so unscrupulous that one of their Minister for Religious
Affairs bungle and looted money from Hajj pilgrims, was caught, and is behind bars.
His name is Syed Saeed Kazmi.Such an act even a non-Muslim can ever do.
IS N’T a big SHAME?
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the word JIYALA ,is not familiar to the youth of new genaration ,n they wonderd about the meaning of the word.Faisal Raza Abidi is, the symble and wormth of the stock of real JIYALAS of 1977,who gave their life, encountering mard i Momen s mily. dictatership..recieting…JIAY BUHHHHHHTO !!!
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Dear Readers.
Sanity demands that welfare, moral education to civility, fear of rule of law, compassion with
the poor…. all these essentials MUST have a TRICKLE down on those who,vote for PPP,
must avoid personality cult, which implies Hinduism-pooja. I suspect Abidi is a convert and
denying and spitting venom against an Honorable CJ who has helped, and trying to country in up-
rooting PPP’s inherent evil of corruption: moral, religious, linguistic, fair play to merit.
Ask Abidi if he ever knew Pakistan’s political issues? He simply licked Banazir’s sandals,
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@Umar, can you mention one action of the current pcoed judges which has resulted in any good. In terms of hurting Pakistan, there are literally 100s of examples. To start they destroyed the privatization process and now the steel mills has caused billions of dollars of losses (far more than what it is worth). They sabotaged the copper mine project. They released 100s or terrorists. They are sitting on billions of rupees of tax (stay orders in favor of both a media house and telecom companies). It’s also a fact that Arsalans rags to riches dream came true because of the same telecom companies. Will the judges pay for all these losses? I can go on but you get the picture.
@Aslam: You comment speaks of your bias. I am not a ppp supporter, just a Pakistani and think that all these corrupt people including zardari, Kiyani, ifthikhar should go. This news item is however about chaudry pco so let’s keep focus.
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PPP senator faisal raza abidi has accepted that he is living in PC hotel since last one and half year. I have checked rates of rooms in PC hotel and here are statistics:
one night deluxe room rate: Rs 30,000
Tax = 24.2% (Rs 7260)
Total room expense per night: Rs 37260
Approx meal charges/day: Rs 5000
Grand Total: 42260
Total days since living: 547 (1.5 year)
Total expense of Faisal: Rs 2,31,37,350.00
I have question to all of you. How much flood affected famalies he could support with this money?.
And javed choudhry has alleged him that all his bills are being paid by PIA.
http://www.pchotels.com/PCHR/tariff.phpRecommend
i just saw this news item where FRA boasted to probe AI in Dubai and Uk. today is august 25, 2012 nearly 20 days passed, do i miss any progress in the matter? he is still not gone anywhere as i saw him on a TV Channel last night once again blurting out venomous accusations against the CJP but the anchor forgot to ask him about his previous boasts!! some advice for people demanding resignation from CJP to just wait, he is going to retire next year similarly as the nation is waiting for elections next year. then you’ll have enough space to get square with him.
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Aabdi you are not wrong Mr. CJ is not I say it again NOT neutral position he is belong to PML(N) I support Faisal Raza Abidi on this. Pakistan need one at least one person like Aabdi who can stand in front Iftikhar Ch, Nawaz shareef and party and Imran khan
Lagay raho Aabdi Hum Tumharay Sath Hain.
PAKISTAN ZINDABADRecommend
abdi is really loveable person i agree withe them and he is impressing person and brave manRecommend
i completly endors abidi, authorities have to answer the questions put up by abidi Recommend
Chief Justice is definitely corrupt. How come he did not know about his son’s wealth and business. I could not understand a judge could be so unaware of his son’s source of Wealth. Chief Justice and his Son were milking the Malik Riaz another shoddy Character. All the culprits should be brought to fore and condemned. Chief Justice has lost creditability. Resign Chief Justice.
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Bravo ABIDI, First i would like to clear that i have no liking of ppp,and no affiliation whatsoever.In Pakistan people comments are always politcally .biased .Very few people think and comment WITH OPEN HEART,and being neutral.
PPP is a political party and has not delivered any thing and is accused of masive corruption,but post of CHIEF JUSTICE and supreme court has to be clear of any wrongdoing and their personal character has to be examplery. If chief justice is being alleged for partiality,
correption and exceeding then it canot be condoned and compared with reputation of a political party.
CJ has to answer all question raised by ABIDI or any person who is showing all the evidences also.I also fail to understand if the allegations are wrong why he is NOT TAKING SO CALLED SOMOTO NOTICE AGAINST HIM,whereas he has taken action against RIAZ MALIK who very polietely accused him.ABIDI on the other hand has used very degratery langguage and really ridiculing CJ.This shows that he is purposely ignoring him and cannot face him,when RIAZ ACCUSED HIM REGISTRAR CAME IMMEDIATLY ON TV TO DEFEND
HIM WHICH WAS UNPRECENTED.
I suggest ABIDI to check and obtain documents of any loan taken by CJ from HBFC,which
will prove that eihther he has take loan illegally or if not taken then why he lied that he has used in walima of son.
WAQAR
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I think abdi has been set up by zardari due to all the trouble zardari is in and that too just before the elections, if you can call them elections in Pakistan, grow up abdi, don’t you see you are being used…
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It is a kiddy statement that Abdi is planted. He is a right hand of Zardar so-what, even a made person or drunk, come to police station and tells that he saw a dead body, his statement cannot be ignored because he is made, Police has to go to find out the fact. Therefore whoever or whatever charges are levelled against CJ, must be addressed and investigation is required. Without any investigation how can you punish Abdi? Remember he is a member Senate. He is not only one who blamed CJ, Reference was sent by ex-president to Judiciary was also based on different complaints and some complainants were related to judiciary. As a matter of principle, already existed judicial commission for such purpose should investigate the matter of Mercedes Car and bills of petrol etc…… We need a neat and clean Chief Justice. Abdi is a citizen of Pakistan and a Senator, if you want to prove he is liar, you must investigate the matter.
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@Asad: Any pakistani Citizen has the right to question CJ.Look at his past record,he is very corrupt Judge. Start from his Domicile.he is took advantage to apply from the the Quetta seat. Twice he took oath as PCO Judge Violating Constitution.He used his influence as CJ to accumulate Billion Rs. in 2 – 3 yrs. Pakistani Parliment should remove him from the Judiciery and put him on trial for Corruption.
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