The Supreme Court on Friday announced the formation of a nine-member larger bench
headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the Memogate case.
The court also announced June 4 as the date for the next hearing in the case.
The court had resumed hearing after a five-week recess of the case where former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani was implicated in a scandal in which he allegedly had a memo delivered through Mansoor Ijaz to top US Admiral Mike Mullen offering greater cooperation against the Pakistan military in the aftermath of the Abbottabad raid on May 2, 2011.
Haqqani denied any such involvement and resigned in protest.
During last month’s hearing, Asma Jehangir had submitted a letter that she wrote to the interior ministry with regards to her client’s security. She said that Haqqani could not appear before the court in person due to security concerns.
The court had given Haqqani one last chance to be present at the next hearing, which would now be on June 4.
“Hussain Haqqani must be present at the next hearing under any circumstances, otherwise legal action will be taken”, said the chief justice.
Either the Supreme Court takes us for a fool or it is itself one big fool.
nothing will happen of nothing- iftikhar and his buddies will sit and drink tea and yawn- another days work done- haqqani is well beyond their reach
justice must be done…and seen to have been done
especially in such sensitive national security issues.
whether over a yawn or a cup of tea is not the point, maligning the SC or the person of judges just shows a mindset. this is not in the country's interest.
We cant just let these things be brushed under the carpet forever
Self-fooling, in the context of hard work.
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