Supreme Court takes notices of Faisal Raza Abidi’s abusive campaign

Finally, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken notice of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Faisal Raza Abidi’s outburst at the country’s top judges, particularly against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Although the apex court took more than one month for taking notice over the matter, it is a good step which will make many things clear.

A private TV channel quoting sources said that Supreme Court Registrar Fakir Hussain, on the instructions of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, has sent a letter to Federal Interior Secretary Khawaja Siddiq Akbar, Director General (DG) Federal Investigative Authority (FIA) Muhammad Anwar Virk, and the Inspector General (IG) Islamabad Police Bin Yamin.

He ordered the three officials to conduct an inquiry against the PPP senator’s alleged malicious campaign against the judiciary and the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

Faqeer Hussain in the letter directed the officials to probe whether Abidi’s comments were made in a deliberate attempt to malign the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court, asking them to submit a report to the Registrar Office within a period of one week.

Earlier in August, Faisal Raza Abidi had hurled serious allegations against judges at a press conference, claiming “a judicial martial-law has been imposed in the country.”

The firebrand PPP senator had made allegations of prejudice against Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, and had demanded resignations of the reinstated judges who had taken oaths under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO).

Moreover, he alleged the chief justice’s son, Arsalan Iftikhar, of indulging in financial impropriety. Abidi also claimed that PPP stalwart Aitzaz Ahsan had brought to the CJ’s attention that Arsalan’s bank accounts carried the address of the CJ’s official residence.

The senator said his party was being targeted by the court while cases against the PPP’s opponents had been granted stay orders.

Later that month, the PPP dissociated itself from Abidi’s anti-judiciary rhetoric, issuing him a notice for violating party discipline.

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