Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday urged the judiciary to take stock of its rapidly declining reputation in the world rankings.
Read more: Supreme Court announces verdict in Justice Qazi Faez Isa review case
فروغ نسیم کا سوال اہم ہے کہ اگر جج صاحبان اپنے بیوی بچوں کے اثاثوں کے ذمہ دار نہیں تو پھر سیاستدانوں اور بیوروکریٹس کا احتساب کیسے ممکن ہے؟ عدلیہ کو عالمی رینکنگز میں اپنی تیزی سے گرتی ساکھ کا جائزہ لینے کی ضرورت ہے نئے چیف جسٹس جب حلف لیں گے تو انھیں اس چیلنج کا سامنا ہو گا
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 30, 2022
In a tweet, Fawad mentioned the question raised by Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem that if judges were not responsible for the assets of their wives and children, then how was it possible to hold politicians and bureaucrats accountable?
Read more: PM Imran welcomes running court proceedings through E-Court
The minister said that new Chief Justice would face this challenge when he would be sworn in.
