CJP Nisar annoyed at Fawad’s ‘irresponsible’ statement

ISLAMABAD: The visibly irked Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has summoned federal ministers Fawad Chaudhry and Azam Swati in IG Islamabad transfer case to appear before the court today.The CJP was heading a three-member bench which was hearing the suo motu notice of transfer of top Islamabad cop in a controversial manner earlier this week after Azam Swati’s complaint to the prime minister.The chief justice remarked that the statement of the minister was ‘irresponsible’ and we could not imagine of such thing.On Tuesday, the information minister noted that Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi had earlier written to Prime Minister Imran Khan that the IGP had failed to take action against the widespread use of drugs in the federal capital's schools and colleges. He said the prime minister was also told that bribery was widespread in Islamabad's police stations and check points.Fawad Chaudhry said IGs are answerable to the prime minister and chief minister, who are answerable to the public through assemblies. He maintained that if the government was to be run by bureaucrats, then there might be no need for elections and a few bureaucrats might be appointed to run the government.He regretted that a narrative was being built that if (officers) did not receive phone calls, then they would become heroes, cautioning this would lead to chaos and anarchy in the country. The minister also maintained that the government policies were not being followed with regards to some matters.The minister said the government would present its arguments in the Supreme Court and would follow the apex court judgement. When his attention was drawn to various media reports on the issue of IGP and slum dwellers, the minister said he could not comment on the veracity of reports that minister Azam Swati had influenced the IGP's transfer.

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