ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa said on Monday that the court is starting a “journey towards truth” from today, which will entail stern action against those found to be guilty of having given false testimony in court cases.
The statement was made while the chief justice dismissed a murder case after it was found out that it was based on a false testimony given by a police officer.
“All those who have given testimonies, beware. We are starting a journey towards truth from today — March 4,” the chief justice said.
“If any part of any testimony is found to be false, the whole of it [the testimony] will be disregarded,” the chief justice warned.
“People who lie in testimonies have ruined the [judicial] system,” he remarked.
In a separate case concerning the release of Pakistani prisoners in the United Kingdom, Justice Ijazul Ehsan expressed deep dissatisfaction at the interior secretary’s absence from court.
“The interior secretary seems to believe himself to be an emperor. Why is he not present in court?” he asked.
Granting the attorney general’s request for more time, the judge said that if the interior secretary does not show up, he will be charged with contempt.