ISLAMABAD: The federal government has submitted the record of alleged audio leaks in the three-member commission led by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, ARY News reported, citing sources on Wednesday.
The transcripts of the eight alleged audio leaks have been submitted to the probe commission with the signature of the concerned officer.
The record submitted also has the available contact numbers of the people in the alleged audio leaks.
It may be noted that the federal government on May 20, formed a three-member judicial commission, led by Supreme Court senior puisne judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa, to probe the multiple audio leaks pertaining to the judiciary.
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The other members of the judicial commission include Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Islamabad High Court (IHC) CJ Aamer Farooq.
The commission had been directed to complete the task within 30 days.
A notification issued by the government said: “WHEREAS, recently wide circulations of controversial audios have been witnessed on the national electronic, print and social media, allegedly regarding the Judiciary and former Chief Justices/Judges, conversation raising serious apprehensions about the independence, impartiality and uprightness of the Chief Justices/Judges of the Superior Courts in the administration of justice”.
It added that such audio leaks had eroded public trust and serious concerns had been raised by the general public regarding “independence, impartiality and uprightness of the Chief Justices/Judges of the Superior Courts”.
