Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Saturday appeared to lose his patience at sustained allegations of partiality against the judiciary — stressing in a heated speech that his court has never accepted pressure from anyone, nor will it ever do so.
Addressing an event in Lahore held in memory of the late human rights activist and trailblazing lawyer Asma Jahangir, the chief justice made it clear that allegations that the judiciary was being influenced by powerful quarters do not sit well with him.
Responding to a speech by veteran lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd, in which Kurd had accused the courts of not working independently, the top judge lashed back: “I have never [taken dictation from] any institution and have never been under pressure from anyone.”
