In the clip, the PTI leader’s wife discusses snap polls, martial law and the possibility of a new law aimed at regulating the power of the top judge. (Image: Unsplash)
A conversation between the mother-in-law of a top Supreme Court judge and the wife of the legal advisor of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sparked a fresh controversy.
Leaked conversations between the mother-in-law of a top serving Supreme Court judge and the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal advisor Khwaja Tariq Rahim have sparked a fresh controversy.
The content of the leaked audio recording could not be independently verified by News18. Pakistan based news media outlet dawn Can also independently verify the authenticity of the clip.
The clip has been widely circulated on social and mainstream media and has sparked a fresh controversy and could further fuel the tussle between the judiciary and the government.
In the audio clip, the two women were heard discussing a sub-judice matter regarding the suo motu notice issued to the government by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on the delay in elections to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies.
Justice Ejazul Ahsan and Justice Muneeb Akhtar and the Chief Justice himself are hearing the matter.
The PTI leader’s wife can be heard discussing mid-term elections and the possibility of martial law and the new law enacted with the aim of regulating the power of the top judge.
He is also heard saying that he had sent a message to the Chief Justice stating that hundreds of people are supporting him and praying for him.
Referring to the PTI rally at Minar-e-Pakistan last month, she said, “I was present at the rally in Lahore, where thousands of people were present.” Just like that there are hundreds of people in every city and you can imagine how many people are praying for you. dawn,
In response, the other woman can be heard criticizing the government for questioning the CJP’s decision to exercise its suo motu power.
The woman then calls the critics of the Chief Justice “traitors of this country”, dawn informed of.
Then a woman said that the election should be held as soon as possible. “If elections are not held, martial law will be imposed. They can’t stay. That’s all,” the woman says, referring to the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led (PDM) government.
“They are not ready to impose martial law,” says the woman, who is a relative of the judge, indicating that the army is reluctant to intervene.
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