Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: The November 3 emergency was imposed on the orders of then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former president Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer claimed during the hearing of treason case held on Tuesday at the Supreme Court, Express News reported.
Musharraf’s counsel reiterated his reservations regarding the bench hearing the case.
The former president has doubts regarding Justice Jawad S Khawaja, who is heading the three-member bench, Musharraf’s lawyer Ibrahim Satti said during the hearing of treason case.
Reminding the court of the time when the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) had blamed the Supreme Judicial council of being partial when he was detained, Satti said that his client also has similar reservations regarding this bench. Hence, their request for full bench should be taken seriously.
Earlier, Musharraf’s team had requested for a full bench (minus the CJP) for this case.
Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar had verified the November 3 emergency but the ruling passed on July 31, 2009 changed it, Satti further argued.
SC, in its July 31, 2009 judgment on a petition filed by the Sindh High Court Bar Association, held Musharraf responsible for violating the Constitution and observed that it was the federal government’s task to initiate the former dictator’s trial.
“Do you want court and parliament to verify the unconstitutional steps taken by every government?” questioned Justice Arif Khilji in reply to Satti.
Musharraf escape case: IHC orders action against IG Islamabad within 24 hours
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered action to be taken against Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad Police Bin Yameen within 24 hours for letting former president Pervez Musharraf escape from court premises, Express News reported on Tuesday.
During the hearing, Additional IG Operations Sultan Taimuri submitted a report to Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui stating that SSP Operations Yasir Farooq had ordered 40 police officials to arrest Musharraf but there were only three officials present in the court when the ex-president escaped.
The additional IG also said that the DSP Secretariat was not performing his duty at the premises, and 140 Rangers officials had cordoned the court premises off at the time of the hearing.
The report added that SHO Secretariat Qaiser Gilani was held responsible for Musharraf’s case and was issued a show-cause notice, while DSP Secretariat Idrees Rathore was suspended from his duties for showing negligence.
The court remarked that the suspended constables have been reinstated by the interior ministry, and it was IG Islamabad who was responsible in the case.
Justice Siddiqui said that the IG Islamabad was lying to the court and action should be taken against him in 24 hours for deceiving the court.
The additional IG assured the bench that the caretaker interior minister will ensure that the court’s orders are implemented as soon as he returns from Karachi.
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@shahid: Shahid Sahib, I understand and agree with you, hope if you case GRAPES were not KHAATAAY?
@naeem khan Manhattan,Ks: Don't try to impress others by Manhattan,Kansas. More than Half of people writing here are probably sitting in North America.
What more could be expected of a coward Commando?? Put the blame on someone else. Like the IG Islamabad blaming DSP and SHO for the debacle at the IHC. Typical moronic behaviour of all cowards. Had Nawaz Sharif chosen Ali Kuli Khan as COAS, a man with back bone and solid DNA, instead of Musharraf, Pakistan would have been a different country.
@Pakistani.....Those doves who seriously believe that "leaders" like Musharraf leave their luxurious life in the glittering cities of Europe and come back just to save Pakistan really deserve leader like Musharraf, Nawaz and Zardari.
Brave people take the responsibility, not put on others. Sham commando
Oh Yeah, the blame game now started and Mush was lily white and did not do any wrong. My question to the learned lawyer is whether Mush did subvert the constitution by deposing the sitting PM in 1999 and taken over by tanks and guns. Any one remembers how these Generals has treated NS and above all ZAB and eventually hanged an elected PM. Mush should stand up like a man and face the music now for his deeds.He is still living in a posh mansion while ZAB and NS were treated with such inhuman conditions, did they not deserve the respect of the courts and the dictators because they were prime Ministers too. So those supporters of Mush should be compassionate towards others and specially those who has disappeared and some sent to Gitmo by Mush during his regime.
A hand picked, imported Prime Minister, who was introduced to us ordinary mortals as the "Prime Minister in waiting", and the waiting was filled up by no ordinary mortal but Chaudhry Shujahat Hussain, and who conveniently fled from the 'land of the pure' at the end of a meeting in Davos which he was heading, is now to take all the blame ? What a sick Joke.
Throwing people who acted on his orders under the bus and disowning accountability is familiar Musharraf tactic. He did that to the Pakistani soldiers who fought in KArgill on his orders by pretending they were not Pakistani soldiers at all and failing to accept their dead bodies back. Now once more he is disowning his own orders by throwing Shaukat Aziz under the bus. What a brave man - a true commando!
The commando employing brilliant military tactics has taken the fight to the enemy camp by attacking behind the enemy lines where he is vulnerable and who might be forced to surrender soon without putting up a big fight.
Sir Pervez Musharaf, We do not deserve leaders like you, who besides leading a luxurious life in abroad, come back to your homeland with intentions to save it despite of warnings and threats. We are good with Zardaris and Nawaz. May Allah protect you Ameen.
@shahid: 100% agree with you.
First move, bring Shortcut into the equation. Still a lot more to come.
Must be the only instance when a civilian leader gave an order and the military sprung into action.
Pakistan has moved from milittary dictatorship to judicial dictatorship which is ten times worse for the country.
Drama hai boss,,,, zaroor koi khichdi pak raheee hai ,,,things are not that much simple,,,,
Shaukat Aziz and Hussain Haqqani are the two that got away
@Yes We Khan: Was the supreme court which gave the judgement on 31july 2009 in PCO judges case ,that imposition of emergency in november 2007 was unconstitutional 'impartial?.It comprised of judges including the CJ who were personally adversely affected by the imposition of emergency. They had a personal interest in the case,but remained part of the said Bench and gave a judgement favouring themselves.The CJ in that judgement personally write his name and gave a judgement personally in favour of his own person.Is all this not a misconduct or is this impartiality?.
Not forming a full bench by the supreme court for such a critical case which is going to determine our future genrations is above head. This is a case of utmost importance hence we do hear things like setting examples, shuting the door for military dictators but not a full bench court. There may be the reasons but they are known to the judges only. A comon man also deserves to know them too. Either make a full court or tell the people what's stopping you !!
Kasuri should really explain the differnce between democracy and dictatorship to his client. The 'consultations' Musharraf keeps on harping about take place in a democracy. He was a dictator. What more is there to say?
Excuses, excuses, more excuses. Does owning up to ones mistakes ever crossed this great leader.
Was Musharraf being impartual when he imposed the emergency??
Shauket Aziz is not so Stupid to be in this country.......!!!!