“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” Albert Einstein
Imran Khan draws CJP Faez Isa’s attention to seven issues. Imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Isa on Saturday, drawing his attention to seven issues that called for “immediate intervention”.
In his letter, the Imran Khan called upon the CJP to take notice of NAB’s clean chit to former premier Nawaz Sharif in Toshakhana case; Bahawalnagar incident; seek action against letter of six judges; independent probe into May 9 events; inquire about Commissioner Rawalpindi’s statement; take up petitions regarding rigging on Feb 8 elections; and inquire reserved seats allocation.
Drawing Chief Justice Faez Isa’s attention to the seven issues, Imran Khan noted that insensitivity to each of the important issues mentioned above would further exacerbate the constitutional crisis “the country is already facing and push it more closely into the abyss”.
He also reminded him that the entire nation is looking at him and quoted the words of Albert Einstein: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”
Through the letter, Imran Khan conveyed to Chief Justice that the state of the rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution has fallen to new lows in Pakistan under his watch, saying it has caused the gradual emergence of the “law of the jungle and the enactment of the primitive doctrine that might is right.”
Imran Khan said, “I have no doubt that if our Supreme Judiciary, with your grace, does not intervene meaningfully as the guardian of the Constitution and the final arbiter of justice, and if the above situation persists,” Imran Khan said. He added, “It would be fatal to any civilized system in the world.”
Mentioning the seven issues, the former prime minister said some of them constitute sub-judicial matters of petitions already pending in the Supreme Court, while others involve facts and circumstances that are clearly within the jurisdiction of the judiciary itself. calls for immediate intervention on the movement, but, in each case, “it has so far been in vain.”
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Furthermore, Imran Khan reminded the Chief Justice of the occasion when he addressed a joint session of Parliament on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution of Pakistan, saying that a copy of the Constitution should be kept in hand in full public view. was Before declaring that this book is the guidance of the Chief Justice after the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH),
“For example, what I consider to be the majority of our population is facing the wrath of the state. It’s time for you to prove whether his declaration of supremacy of the Constitution is real “or was merely hollow rhetoric,” he concluded.
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