ISLSMABAD,AUG 19(DNA): The Supreme Court has stopped the Islamabad High Court from taking further action on the issue of audio leaks of former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and the son of former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar.
According to details, the Supreme Court heard the audio leaks case on the request of the federal government, with Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan part of the bench. The court accepted the federal government’s appeals for hearing and restrained the Islamabad High Court from further proceedings. The court issued notices to Bushra Bibi and former CJP Saqib Nisar’s son, Najamul Saqib.
The court suspended the orders of the Islamabad High Court on May 29 and June 25 and asked the IHC not to proceed with the case related to audio leaks. 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.
The Supreme Court has also called for the records of the audio leaks case.
During the hearing, Justice Aminuddin Khan asked if the High court determined who is recording the audio. The additional attorney general said 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.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan said 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.”
It should be noted that the federal government had challenged the June 25 order of the Islamabad High Court in the Supreme Court on the issue of audio leaks of Bushra Bibi and Najam Saqib.
