Following Former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed's demand for additional security after his retirement as the top judge, the Interior Ministry has announced on Friday that the judge will continue to receive armed government security. The former chief justice sought additional security citing the various high-profile cases he decided during his tenure.
Since he assumed the office in December 2019, the former chief justice has presided over numerous controversial cases, including matters related to terrorism, extra-judicial killings, encroachments and minority rights.
In 2020, Gulzar took a suo moto notice of a mob attack on a Hindu temple in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and subsequently ordered the temple rebuilt. The following year, he took a stand against land encroachment in Karachi, ordering the demolition of both the Nasla Tower and an improperly built mosque, garnering the wrath of Sindh leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
It was also Gulzar who persistently proposed the appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to the bench, making her the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court (SC) in the country's history.
"Retired Justice Gulzar Ahmed will continue to have the same security as he did while holding the chief justice of Pakistan's position," the Interior Ministry said, adding that the Rangers would continue to be deployed as body guards for the judge.
The SC Registrar had requested ongoing security for the judge on January 27, four days before his retirement on February 1st.
On February 2, Justice Umar Ata Bandial was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Pakistan, replacing former Justice Gulzar Ahmed whose tenure as the top judge ended on the first of the month.
Since he assumed the office in December 2019, the former chief justice has presided over numerous controversial cases, including matters related to terrorism, extra-judicial killings, encroachments and minority rights.
In 2020, Gulzar took a suo moto notice of a mob attack on a Hindu temple in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and subsequently ordered the temple rebuilt. The following year, he took a stand against land encroachment in Karachi, ordering the demolition of both the Nasla Tower and an improperly built mosque, garnering the wrath of Sindh leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
It was also Gulzar who persistently proposed the appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to the bench, making her the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court (SC) in the country's history.
"Retired Justice Gulzar Ahmed will continue to have the same security as he did while holding the chief justice of Pakistan's position," the Interior Ministry said, adding that the Rangers would continue to be deployed as body guards for the judge.
The SC Registrar had requested ongoing security for the judge on January 27, four days before his retirement on February 1st.
On February 2, Justice Umar Ata Bandial was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Pakistan, replacing former Justice Gulzar Ahmed whose tenure as the top judge ended on the first of the month.