ISLAMABAD
\nFormer federal minister and senior PML-N leader Khawaja Asif says a Supreme Court judge was elevated on merit.
\nTaking to X (formerly known as Twitter), he said he was an eyewitness to the judge\u2019s appointment in the Supreme Court.
\nCommenting on the professional and personal life of the judge, a vlog on a social media website claims that her appointment to the Lahore High Court was a result of a recommendation.
\nThe PMLN leader sharing that post said under normal circumstances he would not have commented on it.
\nHowever, he said, he knew the judge personally and was member of the parliamentary committee which was responsible for confirming the appointment of the judges.
\nHe said an attempt had been made to concoct a \u2018story\u2019 in this video.
\nExplaining the situation, he said when name of the lady judge was discussed in the committee, the amount of her paid annual income tax was very high, which impressed all members. \u201cThe committed assigned me the responsibility to confirm the income tax payment and I had done the task with the help of a lawyer of Karachi.\u201d
\nHe said the lawyer not only praised the practice of the judge but also testified to her honesty which was evident in the tax amount.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Former federal minister and senior PML-N leader Khawaja Asif says a Supreme Court judge was elevated on merit. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), he said he was an eyewitness to the judge\u2019s appointment in the Supreme Court. Commenting on the professional and personal life of the judge, a vlog on a social […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-357677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n