AGP criticises Chief Justice Khosa in full court reference written speech

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan on Friday criticised Chief Justice Khosa for adopting a different standard for additional judges relating to extension in their tenures.

The accusations were made in a written speech by Khan at the full court reference. The government's lawyer accused the chief justice of adhering to a different standard when it came to the case of extending the tenure of additional judges.

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The attorney general did not attend the full court reference held in honour of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa as the chief justice is set to retire at midnight tonight (Friday). Justice Gulzar Ahmed will take charge as chief justice from December 21.

He said that a different standard was used by the chief justice when it came to the government's decision to extend General Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure as the chief of army staff for three more years.

The attorney general said that the chief justice had supported the decision of the special court against Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case before the detailed verdict came out. 

Horrendous movement has been initiated against me and judiciary: CJP Khosa

The chief justice, who will retire after midnight tonight, spoke on the occasion and said that a horrendous campaign against him and the judiciary had been started after the special court released its verdict in the treason case against Musharraf a few days ago.

"The results or reactions to my decisions are not important" said the chief justice. "I always did what I thought was right."

Justice Khosa said that a judge's nerves must be of steel and his heart must be like that of a lion. The chief justice talked about allegations against him that he had supported the special court's verdict against Musharraf in a meeting with journalists.

"Accusations that I exerted undue influence on this [Musharraf high treason] case are baseless," he said. "I hope the truth will come out about this."