Islamabad: An audio call allegedly between Mahjabeen Noon ,the mother-in-law of Chief Justice (CJ) Umar Ata Bandial of Supreme Court and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim’s wife, Rafia Tariq, surfaced Sunday.
CJP Bandial’s mother-in-law concern for the chief justice amid the ongoing election delay case which is being heard by a three-member bench at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Mahjabeen is heard extending her support towards her son-in-law assuring him to strengthen him in the midst of the rift between the government and the apex court.
“Weaken them and strengthen them,” the CJP’s mother-in-law said.
They also vaguely discuss about being in a Lahore rally where there were hundreds of thousands of people.
Transcript of call
Mahjabeen: Hello Rafia, what is going to happen? I have been praying for Umar [Ata Bandial] since last night, I can’t tell you [how much I] have been praying since the morning.
Rafia Tariq: I have told people as well and sent a message to Umar. I said that you were present at the Lahore rally. There were hundreds and thousands of people. Similarly, there are hundreds and thousands of people in every city. And you just [try to] estimate how much the world is praying for you right now, which will [increase] your strength and your safety.
Rafia Tariq: No no, his safety is a must.
Mahjabeen: Weaken them and strengthen them.
Rafia: May Allah make the others blind. That’s what I am saying. They are…they are traitors of this country. Look at the way they are doing it.
Mahjabeen: Exactly. But now they are saying why has he got the authority to do it.
Rafia: No, but no, no, no.
Mahjabeen: They are deliberately giving an advantage by putting other things there now.
Rafia: There is no other thing.
Mahjabeen: And also questioning why has suo motu been taken.
Rafia: That’s his right.
Mahjabeen: Umar hasn’t been given [suo motu], it had happened earlier.
Rafia: No, but it’s the right of every chief justice. If you have to change the law then change them in your […vella] not at this time
Mahjabeen; No, but they can’t change them now.
Rafia: Not now. They can change it later but not now. The law is there.
Mahjabeen: Law is there. Exactly.
Rafia: Yeah. Exactly. [inaudible]
Mahjabeen: [I told his wife and kids] You don’t come at all. You stay with Umar. He needs you at this moment.
Rafia: No. Not even Naveen should come and I have told Iman that ‘beta stay with abba all the time’.
Mah Jabeen: Yeah, exactly.
Rafia: At night, I… at night.. at night I sent something to them both, him and Muneeb. You know what he sent me [back]? The face that you make while biting the tongue. He was telling me to be careful. Why should I be careful? Why?
Mahjabeen: May the elections be held at the earliest.
Rafia: Elections… see if they don’t happen then assume there will be [martial law]. They [PDM govt] cannot stay that’s it.
Mahjabeen: They are not even ready to impose martial law.
Rafia: They are ready.
