CJP furious over FC IG press conference

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday expressing his annoyance over Frontier Corp IG press conference said that it was in violation of the court order and added that a General has no business to hold a press conference, Geo News reported. A larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice was hearing Balochistan law and order case here. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry during the hearing giving remarks said that the court could pass order under Article 190 for calling the Army Chief, General Ashfaque Pervaiz Kayani and inquiring from him as to what he could do. Chief Justice in his remarks further said that the three missing persons about whom he was told, their corpses were thrown on the road. Those providing evidence against FC, their corpses were found and it was high time now that the court should call the big one. Justice Jawwad on this occasion giving remarks said that some 835 incidents occurred, but none was caught, we are neither the enemy of the agencies nor the agencies are our enemy, we are ready to give credit, but they must perform, he added. Chief Justice in his remarks further said that Balochistan was the heart of the country being the most important component of the federation. Attorney General on this occasion said that had there been no efforts the situation would have further deteriorated and added that 23 missing persons have been recovered. Chief Justice remarked that the member parliament Sadiq Imrani told that he was an eyewitness of FC rounding up two persons. If you are bent on doing this with Balochistan, then Army Chief would be called, we could pass an order under the Article 190. Drawing the attention of the agencies’ lawyer, Raja Irshad, Chief Justice said that hold trial of the accused, don’t murder them.