President approves withdrawal of petitions against Justice Faez Isa

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday approved the withdrawal of the curative review reference and Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) against the judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

The president gave the approval on the advice of the prime minister in accordance with Article 48 of the Constitution.

Dr Alvi also signed his power of attorney in favour of Advocate Supreme Court Anees Ahmed Shehzad.

A day earlier,  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered the withdrawal of the curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the government has decided not to pursue the matter further.

The federal cabinet has already approved the decision.

“The Prime Minister has directed Law Minister Senator Azam Nazir Tarar to withdraw the curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faiz Isa,” read an official statement issued by the Prime Minister Office. 

According to the statement, the premier said that Justice Isa and his family were harassed and defamed in the name of presidential reference.