INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
expressed anger on the statement of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in which he alleged that an agency was interfering in the superior
to read the statement of an Islamabad judge
Court, who is facing a reference of misuse of authority against him in the Supreme Judicial Council, threw barbs at the agency for its
the references against me will be withdrawn," he said, while addressing at the Rawalpindi District Bar Association (RDBA) officer here."I
was also assured that I will be made chief justice of Pakistan in September and not even November
now I have been wanting to present myself before the bar for accountability
I wanted to do that because only my bar can hold me accountable and there have been no corruption charges against me to date.""Whenever I
pass a judgment in a crucial case, a group starts a campaign, claiming that there are corruption references ongoing against me," he
added."However, I am clean and thus requested the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to conduct my open trial and invite lawyers to see if there
is any truth in the corruption allegations
If any corruption charges are proven then I will resign," Justice Siddiqui continued.He also urged lawyers to become a source of decreasing
crime."Do not become a facilitator, as there is no shortcut for success," he said,He further lamented, "Today, even the independent media
has cowed down."Agencies add: Justice Siddiqui claimed that this agency had also approached the IHC chief justice for constitution of choice
benches.He claimed that the IHC Chief Justice Anwar Khan Kasi had been conveyed that they did not want Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on a particular
