PCO judges apologise for taking oaths, CJP accepts apologies

Retired Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and Justice Zahid Hussain apologise for taking oaths under PCO.


Express March 03, 2011
PCO judges apologise for taking oaths, CJP accepts apologies

ISLAMABAD: Retired Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and Justice Zahid Hussain on Thursday apologised to the Supreme Court (SC) for taking oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) during Former President Pervez Musharraf's regime.

The former chief justice tendered his apology during the PCO Judges case hearing in the Apex Court, where notices of contempt were issued to the judges involved.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry accepted the apologies of both judges.

He ordered that Justice Hussain be paid all his dues, which were stopped earlier by the court. However, he said no concessions would be given to Retired Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar.

The case hearing was adjourned till March 21, 2011.

COMMENTS (13)

Uza Syed | 13 years ago | Reply @Fawad Ali Shah: Yes, it's a personal issue ---- a very fragile ego was bruised!
Uza Syed | 13 years ago | Reply @Fawad Ali Shah: Yes, he can. Remember the letter 'C' in CJ ------- this is a land of feudals, you can feudalize all powers here; in our society a Chaudhry or a Khan, a Mir or a Wadehra has always done whatever bloody well pleased him. Remember?
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