Summary The order was issued by IHC justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqi on Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to arrange bulletproof vehicle for former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by today.
The order was issued by IHC justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqi on Wednesday.
The court ordered IG Islamabad to immediately make arrangements for the provision of bulletproof vehicle for ex-CJP.
Earlier, the court was told that a 2005 model bulletproof vehicle was given to former chief justice for three months.
The notification, submitted by Ministry of Interior to the IHC, stated the retired CJP will himself bear the maintenance cost of the vehicle, which has been provided for official use only.
Expressing displeasure over the notification, Justice Siddiqui sought an explanation of the term “official use”, since Chaudhry does not hold any government office.
The Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui also ordered the interior ministry to submit details of security provided to all VIPs.
“The ministry should take the matter seriously as the former CJP faces serious life threats,” he directed.
During the previous hearing on January 03, the court had ordered the respondents to provide the former CJP with a bulletproof car and depute an adequate number of security personnel at his residence. “If the former CJP cannot be provided with a bulletproof car, all bulletproof cars from other government functionaries will also be taken back,” Justice Siddiqui had threatened.
The petition, filed by former Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president Sheikh Ahsanuddin and incumbent LHCBA President Taufeeq Asif, referred to former president Pervez Musharraf, by stating that the government was providing a person who abrogated the constitution with as many as 1,100 security officials, whereas the person who upheld Pakistan’s constitution had been provided with only four.
