Pak govt not to file review petition or fresh reference against CJ

No review petition or a fresh reference would be filed against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who was reinstated on Friday through a landmark judgment of a 13-member bench of the countrys Supreme Court.

Islamabad, July 22 : No review petition or a fresh reference would be filed against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who was reinstated on Friday through a landmark judgment of a 13-member bench of the country's Supreme Court.

The government took this decision at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, The News quoted sources as saying.

According to sources, a few heads are expected to roll in the coming days in order to initiate an accountability process in the aftermath of the historic judgment of the apex court.

Changes are most probably likely to take place in the Ministry of Law and reshuffle in the bureaucracy as well as at the ministerial level.

"Yes, possibility exists of rolling of few heads, but everything depends upon the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court," sources said.

The meeting, especially summoned to review the situation arising out of the Supreme Court verdict, was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Narcotics Minister Ghous Bukhsh Mehar, Women Development Minister Sumaira Malik, for Religious Affairs Minister Ijaz-ul-Haq, Minister of State for Information Senator Tariq Azeem, Minister of State for Education Anisa Zeb Tahirkeli, Leader of House in the Senate Wasim Sajjad and PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Sayed.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet members have advised Aziz to felicitate Justice Chaudhry on his victory while emphasising the need to have better ties with the judiciary.

Of course, when the Prime Minister will extend the greetings, he would be apologizing for what his administration has done with the head of the apex court, sources said.

Three federal ministers, including Muhammad Ejaz-ul-Haq and Dr Sher Afgan Khan Niazi, have already congratulated the Chief Justice on the verdict.

ANI