President approves withdrawal of review petitions against Justice Isa

Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi Friday approved the withdrawal of curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the civil review petition, GNN reported.

President gave the approval on the advice of the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif under Article 48-1 of the Constitution.

Dr. Arif also signed the power of attorney in favor of Advocate Supreme Court Anees Ahmed Shahzad.

It should be noted that earlier on Thursday, Shehbaz Sharif ordered to withdraw the curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faiz Isa and decided not to pursue the reference against him.

Shehbaz Sharif stated: “Justice Faez Isa and his family were harassed and defamed in the name of the reference”.

“The reference against Justice Qazi Faez was not a reference. It was a revenge against a fair judge,” Sharif added.

The premier said that it was a bloodbath on the independence of the judiciary and a nefarious conspiracy to divide it, which was condemned by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and allied parties even during the opposition period.

He further said that Imran Niazi misused the constitutional office of the President for this criminal act, adding that: “President Dr. Arif Alvi was an instrument and a part of the lie in the criminal attack on the judiciary”.

Lawyers' organizations including Pakistan Bar Council also opposed this reference. We appreciate the views of Bar Associations including Pakistan Bar regarding this reference, premier added.