
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar (left) and NA Opposition Leader Omar Ayub speak to the media during a press conference on February 21, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/ Geo News
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek -e -Insaf (PTI) members held a meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, who raised alarm on “misuse of the judiciary for political benefits.”
“The entire justice system has been made a joke. [told] Which CJP that was being used as a tool to the judiciary [politically]Addressing a personality after meeting the CJP, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja gave remarks.
The former ruling party’s press conference has come up against the background of the Chief Justice’s meeting with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to distribute the agenda of the next National Judicial Policy -making Committee (NJPMC) meeting.
During a Wednesday meeting with the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Nazir Tarar, Minister of Economic Affairs, Prime Minister of Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema and Pakistan (AGP) lawyer Usman Awan. SC Registrar Mohammad Saleem Khan and Secretary Law and Justice Commission Tanzila Sabahit were also present on the occasion.
During the hole, the top judge assured the opposition’s input on judicial reforms – which is part of the CJP’s overall reform agenda, which reduces greed and providing sharp justice. Intended.
According to a press release issued by the Chief Justice Yahya, the Supreme Court (SC), the change has been made to modernize the judiciary to maintain fair, transparency and access to the standard of judicial virtue. And ensure that the system of justice is focused and ensured. According to the requirements of legal action.
However, the meeting was apparently not sitting well with the former ruling party, whose Senator Barrister Ali Zafar appealed to the Chief Justice to stay away from politics.
“CJP should not make such meetings normal [practice] Since it gives the impression of politics, “Senator Zafar said while talking about Geo News ‘Program Capital Talk’.
Addressing the party’s ongoing legal problems, behind bars, including founder Imran Khan, along with several leaders, Raja said that the party today informed CJP Yahya that his cases were not heard.
“[We] He told the CJP that human rights have practically stopped being in the country.
Note that the party also identified the wrong style in which the 26th Constitutional Amendment was bulldozed by both the Houses of Parliament, Raja said when matters were not resolved in the courts. Political struggle is the only solution.
‘State Terrorism’
Addressing the media, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that the party complained to the Chief Justice about the alleged abduction of its lawmakers.
Saying that the top judge assured him that his steps would be taken to resolve the problems facing the party, Gohar added that he also told the Chief Justice that regular respect for the court orders. Due to the lack of implementation by the authorities. .
In addition, the party also raised the issue of the abundance of cases facing its founder Khan, and called for a sudden change in the hearing times as well as the scheduled meetings with the former Prime Minister.
Babar Owen pointed to open trials instead of hearing within the jail premises, while Omar Ayub said that the party delegation also raised the issue of “state terrorism” in Punjab when against the police against them in the province. Abuse.
The opposition leader added that PTI leaders also allegedly presented the CJP to Khan’s letters as well as the fake first information reports (FIR) facing their lawyers.
The relevant letter, referring to the PTI founder’s talks, addressed the top judge earlier this month, in which he in the November 2024 demonstrations on May 9, 2023, in the November 2024 demonstrations. He also emphasized the party’s long -standing demand.