The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday demanded President Dr Arif Alvi’s impeachment for filing a reference against apex court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
SCBA President Amanullah Kanrani stated the legal fraternity’s stance during a press conference. The reference alleges that the apex court judge did not declare foreign property in his wealth statement.
Kanrani maintained that the complaint filed against Justice Isa was “condemnable” and that the nation meted out similar treatment to Fatima Jinnah.
Recounting Justice Isa’s services to the nation, the SCBA president said that the SC judge had “exposed” terrorism and “people who do not speak against terrorists are facilitators of terrorism”.
On June 14, the legal fraternity will gather to express solidarity with the judges, he added.
Urging parliamentarians to file an impeachment reference against the president, Kanrani termed Alvi a “dummy president” and added that he had “no rhyme or reason to hold office”.
The government has filed a complaint at the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against alleged misconduct of two superior court judges, who allegedly held foreign properties either in their own names or in the names of their spouses.
