Islamabad (Web Desk): Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has suspended Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decisions on the alleged audio leaks of former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s son Najamul Saqib.
A two-judge SC bench comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan heard the appeal of federal government against the IHC’s June 25 verdict.
During the hearing, Justice Aminuddin Khan asked if the High court determined who is recording the audio. The additional attorney general responded that this has not been determined yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan said unfortunately no one wants to reach the truth in this country.
He said that an inquiry commission was formed to find out the truth and the Supreme Court issued a stay order on it. The audio leaks case has not been fixed again in the Supreme Court till today. When parliament tried to find out the truth, it was also stopped.
“If neither parliament nor the Supreme Court will be allowed to work, how will the truth come out?” the judge asked.
Justice Aminuddin Khan said maybe those who are part of the conversation leaked the audio themselves.
“Has this aspect been checked? Nowadays, every mobile has a recording system,” he remarked.
The SC declared that apparently the orders of Islamabad High Court on May 29 and June 25 were in excess of authority, as it did not have suo motu powers.
Accepting the federal government’s appeal, the top court restrained the IHC from further proceedings.
The court issued notices to Bushra Bibi and former CJP Saqib Nisar’s son, Najamul Saqib.
The top court also called for the records of the audio leaks case and adjourned the hearing for indefinite period.
