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Summary Supreme Court has summoned Malik Riaz and Ali Riaz on Thursday.
A three-member bench headed by chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad chuadhry heard the case pertaining to the corruption allegations against CJP’s son.As soon as the hearing begun, Attorney General Irfan Qadir objected to the bench, adding that law asks chief justice not to hear the case against his son.Chief justice replied that he is the chief justice of Pakistan and has the discretion to summon anyone, adding that strict action under the law will be taken if his son found guilty.One of the members of the bench, Justice S.Khawaja said we have registered your objection, adding that it is not a trivial case and a reply will be given on Thursday.Princiap staff officer of Malik Riaz told the court that he is undergoing a medical checkup aboard. He said 10 key officials deal with all the matters in his absence.Meanwhile, vice chief executive of Bahria Town, Maryam Rehman said that Ali Riaz Malik is also out of country, adding that he has resigned from chairmanship.Statement of Journalist Hamid Mir was also recorded by the bench. Hamid Mir stated that Malik Riaz claimed that he had written proof in this case though he didn’t share.Directing Hamid Mir to submit a written reply in the case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that programmes that ridicule the institutions should not be on-aired without proof.Adjourning the hearing till Thursday, the bench directed Malik Riaz and Ali Riaz to appear before the court.Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took suo motu notice on media reports regarding his son, Arsalan Chaudhry, who allegedly received over Rs 400 million from Bahria Town CEO Malik Riaz, against whom several cases were pending in the apex court.
