Pakistan’s ‘maverick’ chief justice aims to restore court’s credibility
by Hasan Ali
Sep 29, 2023
4 minutes
Pakistan’s new chief justice has hit the ground running.
Since his swearing-in on Sept. 18, Qazi Faez Isa has heard several cases and, for the first time in the institution’s history, allowed cameras into the courtroom to broadcast hearings live. On Thursday, he harkened back to one of his most famous judgements, bemoaning the defense ministry’s failure to weed out military personnel who violated their oath through political meddling.
“The constitution emphatically prohibits members of the Armed Forces from engaging in any kind of political activity,” read the 2019 verdict, authored by then-Justice Isa.
That judgment sent shock waves
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