{"id":35710,"date":"2023-12-15T08:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/sc-serves-notices-to-faiz-hameed-others-in-shaukat-aziz-siddiqui-case\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:50:17","slug":"sc-serves-notices-to-faiz-hameed-others-in-shaukat-aziz-siddiqui-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sc-serves-notices-to-faiz-hameed-others-in-shaukat-aziz-siddiqui-case\/","title":{"rendered":"SC serves notices to Faiz Hameed, others in Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued notice to former ISI chief Lt.General (r) Faiz Hameed on<\/strong> ex-Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Azizi Siddiqui\u2019s petition challenging his removal, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The notices were also issued to\u00a0former IHC chief justice Anwar Khan Kasi,\u00a0former registrar of the Supreme Court Arbab Muhammad Arif and retired\u00a0brigadier Irfan Ramay.<\/p>\n

A five-member bench led by CJP Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan conducted proceedings on the plea of Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal as\u00a0 ICH judge.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s proceedings were also broadcast live on the apex court\u2019s website as well as on its YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

CJP Qazi Faez Isa remarked if the allegations made by Siddiqui were true, then \u201cthese army generals were facilitating someone else.\u201d He asked ex-Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Azizi Siddiqui\u2019s counsel if there was any officer who wanted to become Pakistan\u2019s prime minister in 2018.<\/p>\n

Addressing the petitioner\u2019s lawyer, the CJP remarked, \u201cYou did not make them party against whom you leveled allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bench had asked what Siddiqui\u2019s lawyer and his client wanted. if there is a problem with the pension we can say it to the Attorney General of Pakistan Mansoor Awan.<\/p>\n

You know we cannot reinstate your client, but if the provision of pension is the only problem, we can say to the government why are bothering everyone?, the top judge asked Hamid Khan, Siddiqui\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n

CJP observed that Shaukat Siddiqui named former DG ISI Faiz Hameed in the case. \u201cAre you saying whatever happened was done on General (r) Bajwa\u2019s orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0President removes Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui over SJC recommendation<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bajwa asked Faiz Hameed to talk to Judge Sahab, about what he wanted, Hameed Khan was quoted as saying to CJP\u2019s query.<\/p>\n

Hamid Khan alleged that Fiaz Hameed wanted to keep the former prime minister in jail till the general elections in 2018 to \u2018benefit another political party,\u2019 Khan added.<\/p>\n

Later, the hearing was adjourned until January 10.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the outset of the hearing on Thursday, CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked the country was heading towards democracy and the apex court was also becoming a democratic institution.<\/p>\n

Elaborating his remarks about democracy, CJP Isa said that Justice Tariq and Justice Ijazul Ahsan refused to join the bench, he did not remove anyone from the bench.<\/p>\n

Hamid Khan in his remarks said Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was dismissed after a \u2018speech\u2019, which he also read before the SC bench. A reference was also filed against my client in the Faizabad sit-in case.<\/p>\n

Jamsheed Dasti and a CDA officer were applicants, Khan said and claimed former ISI chief Faiz Hameed along with another officer visited Shaukat Siddiqui.<\/p>\n

At this juncture,\u00a0CJP asked Hamid Khan<\/a>\u00a0why he had not made persons he is alleging as party in the case. It has become a trend to criticise institutions not personalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery institution has good and bad people, if you are trying to save anyone, please tell,\u201d CJP asked Hamid Khan. We will not allow you to raise allegations against anyone on their back, if you want then nominate them in your plea.<\/p>\n

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui\u2019s counsel claimed SJC did not allow them to make former ISI chief Faiz Hameed as respondent in the case.<\/p>\n

Now you have the chance, why aren\u2019t you making him respondent in the case, CJP remarked and added we will not believe you without hearing to those, who are you accusing.<\/p>\n

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