In the audio conversation, Faisal Chaudhry can be heard allegedly telling his brother Fawad Chaudhry, PTI leader and former information minister, that the 'chief justice of the Lahore High Court' was seeking a 'general [meeting]' with some person named 'Bandial'.
Fawad instructed Faisal to meet 'Mazahar' and convey a message to him that "the entire truck is standing beside you, so tell us what to do now."
Fawad further said, "It's my personal opinion to lodge three to four cases against 'Tarar' so that pressure may be built on them."
In response, Faisal assured Fawad that he will get all this done the next morning and would let him know about it.
Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry has termed this audio leak 'fake.' "Another fake audio has been introduced in the market. I have nothing to do with this audio. I have never met the chief justice of the Lahore High Court, nor did I ask anyone to help Justice Mazahar."
This is one of the several leaks that have emerged recently. In another audio leak last month, former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi could be heard talking to Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Supreme Court.
In the alleged audio leak, Parvez Elahi mentioned that he was coming to see Justice Naqvi while his trusted government officer Muhammad Khan Bhatti was already at Justice Naqvi's home according to the conversation. Bhatti is currently in the Punjab anti-corruption department's custody for investigation regarding a money-laundering case.
Recently, journalist Umar Cheema said that more audio leaks involving some very important people in powerful positions with some politicians could surface soon.
The investigative journalist said on his Youtube channel Talk Shock on Thursday that certain audio leaks have reportedly been shared with some important people and they could surface if things didn’t go ‘as per the wishes of some’.
Speaking to senior journalist Azaz Syed, Umar Cheema said that the storm of audio leaks does not seem to be abating, as some judges’ audio leaks have come to the fore and there is a threat of more coming in the next few days.
The upcoming leaked audio tapes will have both past and current recordings. He stated that there are records of conversations between serving and former judges with individuals not related to their profession.
During the Supreme Court suo motu case hearing on Punjab, KP elections case, the recent alleged audio leak of former Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi’s conversation with Justice Syed Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi also came under discussion.
The larger bench agreed that judges audio leaks should not be done, but Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah said that while it was true that such things should not happen, judges also needed to watch their conduct.
Umar Cheema said on the show that the discussion held inside the court could not lead to any conclusions, as no explanation could be given to justify the act of audiotaping or the ‘breach of conduct’ on part of the judges.
He said that under the Right to Information Act, when an organisation is asked for information, they apply the ‘harm test’ and examine whether there would be more benefit or harm by making the details public, adding that the judiciary could take a similar approach.
Referring to the wiretapping tribunal established in the United States, Umar Cheema suggested that such a tribunal could be established in Pakistan too so that all authority and power are not concentrated in the hands of one person. Judges must also be held accountable somewhere, he added.
Azaz Syed said, “I think whoever makes the disclosure, whether it is in the judiciary or in the administration, there must be a law to protect him. There must be a ‘Whistleblower Protection Law’.”