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The Supreme Court while hearing the Hajj scandal case on Friday asked for suspending former FIA officer Javed Bukhari from his ANF post and said that another contempt of court notice could be issued to DG FIA for his creating hurdles to the course of justice.
The establishment and interior secretaries were ordered to submit complete record regarding the transfer of FIA Director Hussain Asghar, who had been investigating the Hajj corruption case with the entire satisfaction of court and had collected some important evidences against the accused but was transferred and posted as Gilgit-Baltistan (Inspector General of Police).
The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), who was heading a five-member bench, observed that Hussain Asghar was taken out of the Hajj scandal investigations on the order of director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He ordered reposting Hussain in Hajj scam, saying if that would not happen, another contempt of court notice would be issued to FIA DG, while such notices may also be issued to Establishment Secretary Rauf Chaudhary and Interior Secretary Qamar-uz-Zaman also.
Chief Justice asked the establishment secretary to remove former FIA Deputy DG Javed Bukhari from his current post of Deputy Chief of Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) and initiate disciplinary proceeding against him. The court ordered to complete the enquiry in four weeks. A show cause notice was also issued to Javed Bukhari for his leaving the way with the Hajj scandal investigations.
The court expressed dissatisfaction over the progress report of FIA and observed that Javed Bukhari, who was supervisory officer in Hajj corruption case, was not interested in conducting the investigation therefore he had manoeuvred his transfer. Bukhari had requested the DG FIA Iqbal Malik to dissociate him from the case with immediate effect. In his letter to DG FIA he specified the reason that apex court was not satisfied with his performance and lost the confidence in him. The hearing was adjourned till June 10.
Meanwhile, a three-member bench adjourned the case of NICL till June2; as Federal Investigation Agency DG’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan could not appear before the court due to his pressing engagements. The chief justice again asked the DG FIA to repost Zafar Qureshi in NICL case.