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Media reporting was really biased and exagerated! 
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he wasnt answering questions in press conference, it was more like he was threatening judiciary!
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Malik Riaz, the mindset, now after chief justice - thenews.com.pk
**ISLAMABAD: Malik Riaz, the mindset that has always been treated as above the law and gets its deals done legally or illegally in the blink of an eye to multiply his fortunes, is now out to demolish the independent judiciary and its Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
**In a frustrated effort to save his wealth and to serve the vested interest of his masters in the civilian government and the establishment, Malik Riaz has launched a full-scale attack against Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. He admits that he bribed the wavering son of the CJ and trapped him to get his cases of corruption and a criminal nature including murder decided in his favour but failed despite allegedly paying Rs340 million to Dr Arsalan Iftikhar.
Now he is all out to blackmail the chief justice and hence raised three questions, containing half-truths but clearly meant to malign the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Malik sahib, why did you not raise these questions one, two or three years back? Why now?
He claims to have great love for Pakistan and its people but practically he has laid the mines to destroy and destruct the only credible and pro-people institution - judiciary - left in the country. He is out to deprive the people of Pakistan of their only hope because the present Supreme Court is not deciding his cases as per his wishes.
**Malik Riaz Hussain might have succeeded in trapping Arslan Iftikhar but admits that the CJ or the Supreme Court did not favour him in any manner. He did not point a finger on the conduct of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as the CJP, who during the past three years has proved to be the only man standing against corruption, misrule and violation of human rights in Pakistan.
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**In a country where the executive is involved in corruption and does not feel shame in protecting the corrupt while the anti-corruption state institutions like the Federal Investigation Agency and the National Accountability Bureau are tamed in favour of the corrupt and tainted rulers there is one institution, the Supreme Court, which has taken a stand against corruption, injustices and brutalities of police, intelligence agencies and the executive.
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**Malik Riaz should have praised the Chief Justice for not having been purchased by any one, but why should he? He is in the habit buying everyone. He has nine generals though retired serving under him, he is a de facto ruler of Islamabad, he has partnership with army in the housing business and has enormous influence in the media. He could not buy the Chief Justice and here lies the problem for the Riaz Malik mindset.
Since 2009 the SC has taken up cases of corruption involving Rs400 billion and has saved tens of billions of the national exchequer, which had almost gone into the pockets of the powerful and the mighty.
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This figure is apart from NRO cases that involve another Rs175 billion in looted money. The NICL scam involving Rs5 billion; the Hajj scam involving Prime Minister’s son Abdul Qadir Gilani; the RPP case with Rs455 billion at stake; Bank of Punjab case in which Rs8 billion has been recovered etc; the Evacuee Trust Property Board case involving controversial sale of 240 acres of prime land for peanuts; Sindh land allotment cases, the illegal regularisation of 50 acres of Karachi land at throwaway prices; the Steel Mills scandal: written off bank loans case involving Rs256 billion and many more.
He is known as the king maker; there is a long list of ministers, members of the civilian and military bureaucracy, politicians and even media men considering him as their godfather; he has his choice men appointed at every position that matters for him including chairman NAB; he is the best friend of top government leadership and also enjoys excellent relations with the top leadership of other political parties. Alas, he could not tolerate one dissenting voice.
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The three questions that defused the bomb in minutes - thenews.com.pk
**ISLAMABAD: The hype and sensation that the Bahria Town chief Malik Riaz tried to create by asking three questions from the chief justice of Pakistan died a quick death as not only the Registrar Supreme Court but also senior advocate Aitzaz Ahsan came out to belie his claims openly on the media.
Apparently, it seems to be a conspiracy to scandalise the Supreme Court with the intention that the chief justice should detach himself from the benches hearing the Bahria Town cases.
Malik Riaz first appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday where he submitted a concise statement, stating that he respected the Chief Justice of Pakistan but minutes after the hearing, the same Malik Riaz, while holding the Holy Quran in his hand, hurled three shallow questions at Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while addressing a press conference.
Malik Riaz questioned: “Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should reveal how many meetings have been held between I and CJ in the darkness of night? Was Arsalan Iftikhar not a part of these meetings, does he not know me? The sitting registrar was also present during several of these meetings.”
Dr Faqir Hussain, Registrar Supreme Court, while talking to The News, replied to this question that the Chief Justice of Pakistan used to meet many people who would request him for a meeting during the days when he was deposed.
“Upon Malik Riaz’s request, the chief justice met him a few times in my presence. Malik Riaz claimed that he had played a role between the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s negotiations and, therefore, he also wanted to play his role in the restoration of judiciary. Malik Riaz wanted that the CJ should meet President Asif Ali Zardari but his request was declined by the CJ. Another of Malik Riaz’s offer of a bullet-proof vehicle for the chief justice was also declined by Justice Iftikhar Chauhdry.”
Secondly, Malik Riaz of Bahria Town asked the CJ in his press conference: “How many meetings were held at the residence of Ahmed Khalil between the chief justice and prime minister and was there also an acting judge of the Supreme Court present during one of the meetings?”
The Registrar replied to this question by saying that the chief justice did meet Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani at a few social gatherings but it was not comprehensible how this could be scandalised. “Anyone who wants to dig something out of these meetings should bring forth any judgment of the Supreme Court in which he believes some favour was given to the prime minister or anyone else. The judgments of the Supreme Court are open before all,” the Registrar replied.
Arsalan Iftikhar admits that Ahmad Khalil, the entrapper, was his fast friend till recently and Arsalan and family were invited to an Eid get together where not only the chief justice but another judge of the SC, who was also a family friend of Ahmad Khalil, was present. The prime minister’s uninvited arrival in that meeting created panic among the invitees and the CJ left minutes after the arrival of the PM.
Malik Riaz’s third question was, “How long did the chief justice know about this case and why did he wait till the media reports to take suo moto notice?”
When the Registrar of Supreme Court was asked this question, he replied that according to his information, the chief justice was never provided with any evidence and the moment the media broke the story of presence of evidence which was shown to journalists, the CJ took suo moto notice on the same day.
Moreover, senior advocate Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan also belied Malik Riaz’s claims by saying that he had told the CJ about the sensitivity of the matter but did not show him any documents in this regard.
Aitzaz also said that he did not follow up with the chief justice on the issue afterwards. “Malik Riaz had shown me the documents some time ago and it was my duty to inform the CJ about it. He thanked me for coming and said he would ask Arsalan about this.”
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this is really not a political issue, its isnt just about CJ/Arsalan/Malik Riaz, its about the future of Pakistan!
besides Malik Riaz, whose interests are at stake due to judicial activism???
It is purely a govt issue, just wait few more days before govt puts its weight behind MR openly
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It is purely a govt issue, just wait few more days before govt puts its weight behind MR openly
The government wants the media campaign against the CJ to do enough damage before it openly supports MR. The key will be the publics support for the CJ.
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The empire strikes back - Mehreen Zahra-Malik
The empire strikes back - Mehreen Zahra-Malik
Bahriagate: a black comedy? A darkly farce played out with the lights fully on? Or a prologue to a tragedy?
While all our noses have been pressed to the glass of Bahriagate these last few days, none really has a clue about what actually went on inside the empire. Only one thing has seemed certain: this will not end well.
The canvas so far is dominated by two personalities.
The first is the Prospero of political power in Pakistan, the unconquerable Malik Riaz.
In a 2008 meeting that has come to symbolise Riaz’s political clout, it was he who brought the Quran in the room so that Zardari could swear not to renege on his promises to Nawaz. Riaz is the man in whose private jet Ishratul Ebad flew back to Pakistan from Dubai after the MQM patched things up with the PPP last year. He is the unlikely hero who helped forge the unlikely alliance between the PML-Q and the PPP, while at the same time remaining dear to one of Ch Shujaat’s pet hates: Nawaz Sharif. It is no secret that Shahbaz’s Aashiana Housing Scheme would not have been possible but for Riaz and that he is such a darling of the Sharifs that they won’t even let Ch Nisar touch him – not even while Riaz is pouring money on the landed Khokhars to ensure their victory against the opposition leader. And yes, Riaz is also the sovereign of an empire powered by close ties to the military, and who counts – by the admission of his own staff officer – ex air force commanders, naval officers and former DGs of the ISI and ISPR among his humble servants.
So that’s all the major status quo parties, tucked up in Riaz’s pocket.
And on the other side stands the chief justice who has subjected all these parties, usually shielded from accountability by their wealth, power and influence, to uncharacteristic scrutiny. Even Nawaz, who may be willing to embrace a transformative court while in opposition, knows he couldn’t live a single day in power under such an activist court headed by such an activist CJ.
Not so hard to imagine, then, why Malik Riaz, and his line-up of stipendiaries would want to see the CJ’s back. Indeed, why assume Riaz meant to influence the judicial process only in his own favour? Wouldn’t it be worth it for the others to risk supporting him from an arm’s length – if he doesn’t succeed, they don’t get burnt but if he does succeed, everyone shares in the dividends?
According to the first accounts of his self-incriminating testimony in court, Riaz has now openly claimed that Arsalan extorted and blackmailed him while failing to deliver on getting relief for Bahria Town from the SC. And in a press conference, holding up the Quran, he has gone to the extent of asking the CJ to tell the nation how many times he met Riaz in ‘the dark of night,’ also insinuating that the CJ has known about Arsalan’s dealings with Bahria Town for a long time. But it belies all logic that a man worth billions of dollars would so publicly and fully implicate himself for less than Rs400 million. Multi-billionaires don’t become fall guys for nothing. Could Riaz have chosen this ostensibly suicidal path and decided to go eyeball-to-eyeball with the chief justice if he were in it alone? Is he just one cog in a much larger and invisible wheel? Are these the actions of a man who considers himself Pakistan’s Hyman Roth – a shark whose sourest rivals also consider him far too valuable an asset to lose, while his partners will always guard him against those who don’t?
And the final question: why did Riaz decide to go frontal? Because Plan A failed and Plan B would have taken too long to execute. Consider.
Sharing ‘evidence’ with select journalists who would get the whispers across to the CJ did not have the desired effect of making the chief panic, back off and begin to toe the line. Instead, the CJ took suo motu, then recused himself from the bench and left behind two no-mercy judges to hear the case.
Which called for Plan B: slow slicing; the lingering death.
Throw some crumbs into the marketplace of ideas; let them gently toast under the heat of public scrutiny; throw a few more; wait. Let the crumbs ignite – wait for them to become something more. The whisperings about Arsalan’s alleged corruption; the questions about how it was possible for the father not to have known; the doubts about how a man who didn’t see what was going on in his own house could claim to be a watchdog against widespread injustices – let it all burn into something much bigger: a public demand for the CJ’s resignation, perhaps?
The superior judiciary’s upper hand – its sense of propriety and moral uprightness as perceived by the public – may have already been compromised and even those who have always supported the judiciary have been left flirting with the idea that, perhaps, the top judge could also be wrong.
Now, in a final stroke, Riaz’s frontal attack has left the CJ twisting in the wind, injecting the last burst of fuel into a bushfire that was already sweltering angrily.
So, while it will suit Malik Riaz and Co to drag on this mess for as long as possible, the only way the SC can restore its honour is to put Bahriagate on a fast track in which justice is seen to be done. At the heart of his case is the charge that Riaz uses his wealth to exert political influence, which he in turn uses as the treadle to further expand his business interests. And this has always seemed like a claim so commonsensical that it never needed proving – except now it does. And that’s what the court has to do, especially as the wheels of political intrigue go choo-chooing away.
According to a top PM aide, imagine if, as speculated, the PM resigns after the passage of the budget in July to “ avoid letting his own controversial status sully the august house” and then the CJ’s detractors begin to push the idea that the top judge too should follow the ‘moral example’ of the prime minister and resign to save his institution from infamy?
All speculation, but look at history: we all remember the split engineered in the superior judiciary during Sajjad Ali Shah’s days. Today also, the world of murmurings would have us believe that at least seven judges may not be sympathetic to the CJ. Cement this impression, of a rift in SC ranks, and the pressure on the CJ to step down increases a hundredfold.
But the CJ’s detractors may be miscalculating again. For who can deny how fundamentally changed the SC of today is, having become an institution that may well be plagued by internal differences but where there is unanimity on the fact that no third force will be allowed to touch the symbol of judicial independence?
But even more importantly, the detractors may be overlooking that they are dealing with a changed Pakistan altogether: one where a media that spits out its own dark secrets and a society increasingly aware of the ugly nature of power has made it so much harder to get away with running a mighty machine of corrupting political influence – whether as an army officer, a media mogul or a real estate tycoon.
That’s the optimistic explanation, of course – and the only way to make sure this is how things actually turn out in the end is to ensure that when the smoke clears from the battlefield and the casualties are counted, the Supreme Court is not among them.
The writer is an assistant editor at The News. Email: mehreenzahramalik@ gmail.com; Twitter: @mehreenzahra
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does anybody know anything abt the journalists who were given cars and plots by MR. I heard there are rumors going on but who are these journalists?
just curious..
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No one knows for sure the chirya is going on as always, maybe mubashar luqman and some others who were thought to be there like hamid Mir seems to be supporting the chief justice since yesterday. I guess the politician gate and media gate might come, once riaz Malik faces tough time in this case.
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Suo motu action: SC summons Malik Riaz*Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued show-cause notice and summoned real estate tycoon Malik Riaz on Thursday for ridiculing and scandalizing the apex court.*The notice was issued as a three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan began hearing into a suo motu notice taken by the Supreme Court over the press conference of Malik Riaz.During the course of hearing Justice Shakirullah Jan prima facie ridiculed the apex court and in a bid to scandalize the institution. Shakirullah Jan said prima facie committed contempt of court.The court said Malik Riaz tried to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court.It is to mention here that the court took suo motu today (Wednesday) over the pres conference of Malik Riaz, in which he levelled serious allegations against Chief Justice of Pakistan, accusing him of holding secret meetings with him (Riaz) and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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veiws of malik riaz’s wife abt him see wht he’s saying abt his dealings
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can someone summerize the whole schandal for me in a few sentences ? 
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Civil society to support country’s top judge**http://www.thenewstribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Iftikhar-muhammad-chaudhry4.jpgIslamabad: Various organizations of civil society and legal fraternity have dubbed the Arsalan Iftikhar case as a conspiracy against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and have announced to stage demonstration to express solidarity with the country’s top judge.**On Tuesday, a meeting of representatives of civil society members and lawyers was held at the resident of former federal secretary Roidad Khan and chalk out plan to motivate civil society against those who are involved hatching conspiracy against the CJ and announced a demonstration outside Supreme Court building. Those who attended the meeting also included Tahira Abdullah, Ajmal Baloch and Nadeem Butt.
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Un short there is a business tycoon who is known for land grabbing, there are quite a few cases related to him in the courts which he tried to have them settled but couldn’t get his way. He went ahead and bribed the chief justices son thinking that the situation might improve for him, still nothing. He had collected the proofs against the son of the chief justice and was trying to black mail him,but the chief justice took sip Moto action against his own son. The tycoon has proofs of dirty dealing of nearly every politician, media person and military hence the situations becoming really dirty.
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Malik Riaz has turned Pakistan into an auction house: Imran Khan - geo.tv
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Arsalan Iftikhar case: Malik to file for Rs3b damages against TV anchors
Published: June 13, 2012
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Malik denies making Arsalan Iftikhar’s video, says will quit politics if found guilty. PHOTO: INP
****ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik said on Wednesday that he, as advised by his lawyer, will file for damages worth Rs3 billion against all TV anchors who had dragged his name into the Arsalan Iftikhar case and promised to quit politics if found guilty.
“Today, I called my lawyer and am going to file for damages worth Rs3 billion against all anchors who took my name and for this, as advised by my lawyer, if any other action is required, I will take it,” said the adviser to the PM.
Rehman Malik also claimed that he had nothing to do with the Arsalan Iftikhar case and denied making any video, let alone giving it to Riaz.
Malik also added that if he or any agency working under him was found involved in the matter, “he would quit politics forever”.
Referring to the allegations that he made a video of Arsalan Iftikhar, Rehman Malik said that yesterday he swore upon his children denying having any knowledge or involvement.
“Today too I say, neither my government, nor I, did any such thing,” he said.
Malik said that he would appeal to the Supreme Court to summon him if anyone was doubtful about his involvement in the case, adding that he was “willing to give a statement under oath”.
He mentioned that Riaz, while holding a copy of the Quran had said that neither the government nor any government employee was involved.
“Holding God as my witness, I too, say that neither I, nor the government have anything to do with this incident.”
Malik appealed to the media to stop dragging his name into issues just because it “increases ratings, viewership or readership”.
“I feel that there should always be an element of responsibility and that which lacks truth, which cannot be coloured, don’t try to colour it,” said the PM’s adviser.
He asked the media to stop indulging in such acts for the sole purpose of adding weight to their points of view.
“My humble appeal to the media is that don’t try to involve me in everything,” he said.
“Even if someone’s cow gets stolen, they’ll say ‘Rehman Malik did it’.
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poor him, he gets dragged into everything.
But I’m sorry to say RM, nobody trusts your words