ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Qazi Faez Isa claimed on Thursday that the government wants to remove him from the apex court over his verdict in the Faizabad sit-in case, but vowed that he will fight “till the last drop of blood” and not give up.
The judge made the comments while presenting his arguments for a review petition against the SC judgment in presidential reference.
The judge complained to the bench that Law Minister Farogh Naseem had made “serious allegations” against him and his wife.
“The decision to quash the reference against me was based on the Constitution and law. My wife was not a party to the case, yet the decision was against her,” said Justice Isa.
He alleged that Naseem had “no respect for the court” and that “his ministry is more important to him”.
“This is the first time that a law minister has declared the Constitution of Pakistan to be in conflict with fundamental rights,” said Justice Isa.
The judge further complained to the court asking why, even after the end of the hearing, the law minister kept submitting written arguments to the court.
He also asked why the Federal Board of Revenue was ordered to complete its investigation before the detailed verdict was issued in his case, alleging that Tax Commissioner Zulfiqar Ahmed went ahead with the investigations only due to the court’s pressure.
The judge further claimed that Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) acted “maliciously” against him and never gave him the chance to defend himself.
