ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Asif Saeed Khosa said the judiciary has never differentiated between powerful and weak.
While addressing a gathering in Islamabad today, Asif Saeed Khosa criticized the speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan that he gave yesterday.
He asked the prime minister not to taunt the judiciary for being powerful.
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The Chief Justice said, “We have not differentiated between powerful and weak. The only thing powerful is the law.”
The Chief Justice further said, “Prime Minister should know that he himself gave permission to someone to travel abroad.”
He added that those criticizing the judges should act carefully.
He further added that the existing judiciary should not be compared with the one before 2009.
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The Chief Justice asked everyone to encourage judges and the judicial system.
Earlier, Imran Khan had asked Asif Saeed Khosa and senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Gulzar Ahmed to come forward and restore public confidence in the judiciary.
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