• He said cases should be reopened against Shehbaz
• Inquiry should be launched against judge, he said.
• “I call upon CJP and CJ LHC to take notice”

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday asked the Supreme Court and Lahore High Court to take notice of appointment of the judge, who acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the telegraphic transfer (TT) case, as information commissioner.

He said the cases should be reopened against the Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and an inquiry should be launched against the judge.

“Judge who acquitted Shahbaz Sharif in TT Case appointed Information Commissioner, I call upon CJP and CJ  LHC to take notice of this huge misconduct Cases should be reopened and inquiry should be launched into Judge’s conduct,” Fawad Chaudhry tweeted.

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Apparently, the prime minister has “rewarded” the judge after his retirement for his “favour” to him. The judge had vindicated Shehbaz and his son Hamza Shahbaz in the money laundering/ TTs case.

A notification issued in this regard states, “The prime minister has been pleased to appoint Mr Ijaz Hassan Awan, as Information Commission, Pakistan Information Commission, Ministry of Informationa and Broadcasting, in terms of Section 18 (3) (a) & (b) read with Section 18 (6) of the Rigght of Access to Information Act, 2017, with monthly pay and emoluments equivalent to minimum of MP-II Scale, with immediate effect and until further orders.”

On October 12, a special court (central-I) had acquitted PM Shehbaz Sharif and his son former chief minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz in a Rs16 billion money laundering case made by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after accepting their acquittal applications.

Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz had appeared before the court along with their counsel.

After hearing arguments, the presiding Judge Ijaz Hassan had reserved the judgment which was announced later.