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Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday directed Minister for Science and Technology Senator Azam Swati to immediately resign from his post during hearing of a suo motu case regarding the 'unlawful' transfer of the Islamabad police chief Jan Mohammad.
The CJP had taken suo motu notice of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Jan Mohammad's transfer today in the wake of conflicting reports about the reasons behind his transfer.
Local media had reported that the IGP was transferred because he did not attend minister Azam Swati's phone calls. However, the government refused the media reports and said that the decision had been taken because his performance was not satisfactory.
Justice Nisar had earlier suspended the IGP's transfer after it emerged that he had been removed from the post following verbal directives from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
As the CJP resumed hearing of the case today, Swati's lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar submitted an apology on behalf of the minister in court.
The court, however, rejected the apology and said that it would form a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the transfer of the Islamabad police chief.
The JIT will include officials from the National Accountability Bureau and the Federal Investigation Agency.
"We will also examine Article 62(1)(f) in this matter," the CJP said. "We have great respect for the Parliament. Power should not be misused this way."
More details to follow.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1443069/c...in-wake-of-unlawful-transfer-of-islamabad-igp
The CJP had taken suo motu notice of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Jan Mohammad's transfer today in the wake of conflicting reports about the reasons behind his transfer.
Local media had reported that the IGP was transferred because he did not attend minister Azam Swati's phone calls. However, the government refused the media reports and said that the decision had been taken because his performance was not satisfactory.
Justice Nisar had earlier suspended the IGP's transfer after it emerged that he had been removed from the post following verbal directives from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
As the CJP resumed hearing of the case today, Swati's lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar submitted an apology on behalf of the minister in court.
The court, however, rejected the apology and said that it would form a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the transfer of the Islamabad police chief.
The JIT will include officials from the National Accountability Bureau and the Federal Investigation Agency.
"We will also examine Article 62(1)(f) in this matter," the CJP said. "We have great respect for the Parliament. Power should not be misused this way."
More details to follow.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1443069/c...in-wake-of-unlawful-transfer-of-islamabad-igp
