ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up today a suo motu case pertaining to summoning and transfer of former Pakpattan district police officer (DPO) Rizwan Umar Gondal.
A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, will hear the case.
In pursuance of court’s notice, Khawar Maneka, the former husband of First Lady Bushra Bibi, has arrived at the court for the hearing of the case.
The chief justice had taken suo motu notice of the controversy involving alleged transfer of DPO Gondal by the Punjab CM on the complaint of Maneka.
During the previous hearing, the apex court directed DPO Rizwan Gondal and Regional Police Officer Shariq Kamal to file affidavits with regard to the affair surrounding the transfer.
It summoned Maneka, Ahsan Jameel Gujjar, husband of Bushra’s friend, principal staff officer (PSO) to Punjab CM, chief staff officer (CSO) to CM, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Col Tariq Faisal and DIG Headquarters Shahzada Sultan to appear on Sept 3.
The top court had questioned if Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution can be applied to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar over his alleged misuse of authority.
The bench expressed displeasure over the Punjab CM for intervening in police matters and warned that political meddling in police will not tolerated.
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