LAHORE
\nFormer chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has called his recently leaked audio an infringement to his privacy.
\nTalking to a private television channel, the ex-top judge said he had not committed anything wrong in the audio, adding: \u201cI have opened a law firm and there is no restriction on me for giving a suggestion if someone seeks\u201d. He called the audio a \u201cstolen thing,\u201d saying it had not value.
\nThe audio clip purportedly featuring former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim surfaced online a day earlier amid hearing of high-profile cases related to elections at the Supreme Court.
\nBoth can allegedly be heard talking about the suo motu and contempt of court cases in more than one-minute long clip.
\nThe audio surfaced at a juncture when judiciary and ruling coalition government are on a road to collision over snap elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As the Supreme Court is firm on its position for holding elections on May 14 in Punjab, the PDM government has showed much reluctance to avoid them as it is calling for simultaneous polls across the country.
\nAfter greetings, Mr Nisar can purportedly be heard asking the PTI lawyer to study a seven-judge bench\u2019s 2012 ruling in suo motu case. He then asked him to refer this judgement to his lawyer who is handling the case but there is no hint about the case which is under discussion.
\nIn reply, Khawaja Tariq Rahim replied he will study that judgment, adding he had found a way out while reading another ruling. On which the ex-CJP replied, \u201cYes, I have also study it and that is the only way out we can use.\u201d
\nAt one point, the former top court can purportedly be heard asking the PTI leader to use the Munir Ahmad Khan case too, adding: \u201cThis is clearly a contempt of court case\u201d. Khawaja Tariq replied that they would file a contempt case. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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