Islamabad: A debate has also started on the credibility of the judiciary regarding the 190 million pounds case. Despite giving a date for the announcement of the decision 3 times, the accountability court has not given a decision, which has started many speculations.
Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, who is also a lawyer of the Supreme Court, has said that such postponement further weakens the trust in the already weak judiciary. However, the postponement of the decision in the Al-Qadir case is a positive development.
Four events indicate that the negotiations are going in the right direction. These include permission to meet Imran Khan on Sunday, postponing the decision on Al-Qadir, issuing a production order for Ijaz Chaudhry and convening a joint committee meeting on January 15.
Former Additional Attorney General Tariq Mahmood Khokhar said that it is an open secret here that the state vs. Imran Khan is actually the Deep State vs. Imran Khan.
The trial court has only confirmed this by such adjournment, he added, adding that Imran Khan’s lawyer Chaudhry Faisal Hussain believes that the case has lost its legitimacy after the decision was postponed three times.
Six judges of the Islamabad High Court had already accused the executive of interference in the judicial proceedings of high-profile cases in their letter to the Supreme Judicial Council.
Commenting on the issue, Hafiz Ehsan Ahmed said that the postponement of the announcement of decisions by the accountability judge neither undermines the concept of independence of the judiciary nor does it affect the reputation of any judge or the judiciary.
