Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has clarified his greeting extended to former prime minister Imran Khan the other day during the hearing of a case against his arrest.
\nOn Thursday, the PTI chief appeared in the SC in a plea against his arrest a couple of days earlier in the Al-Qadir Trust case from the Islamabad High Court premises in a high-drama scenario.
\nAs Imran appeared at the rostrum, CJP Bandial welcomed him by saying: \u201cgood to see you.\u201d
\nOn Tuesday, during the hearing of a civil case in the Supreme Court, the CJP appeared to clarify the widespread criticism his greeting generated, saying to lawyer Asghar Sabzwari that he had appeared in his court after a long time.
\n\u201cI am happy to see you. I say this to everyone,\u201d he clarified.
\nThe CJP claimed he says \u2018Happy to see you\u2019 to everyone, adding: \u201cI was criticized for saying \u2018good to see you\u2019.\u201d
\nHe claimed he respected everyone, adding ethics and morals are important for everyone.
\n\u201cThere is no fun without ethics and morals,\u201d CJP Bandial remarked.
\nThe chief justice made these remarks during the hearing of a civil case.
\nReacting to the CJP\u2019s clarification, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz posed a series of questions to him.
\nTo how many suspects accused of stealing billions of rupees do you say \u2018good to see you?\u2019, she asked, adding do you also send a car to see everyone off through the registrar? If everyone shifted from a jail to guest house?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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