Islamabad:
The credibility of the judiciary has also been debated in the 190 million pound case. Despite giving a date for the announcement of the verdict three times, the accountability court has not given a verdict, which has sparked many speculations.
Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, who is also a Supreme Court lawyer, has said that such postponements further undermine confidence in the already weak judiciary. However, the postponement of the decision in the Al-Qadir case is a positive development.
Four events indicate that the talks are moving in the right direction. They include the permission to meet Imran Khan on Sunday, the postponement of the decision on Al-Qadir, the issuance of a production order for Ijaz Chaudhry, and the convening of a joint committee meeting on January 15.
Former Additional Attorney General Tariq Mahmood Khokhar said that it is an open secret here that the state vs. Imran Khan is actually the Deep State vs. Imran Khan.
The trial court has only confirmed this by such adjournment, he added, adding that Imran Khan's lawyer Chaudhry Faisal Hussain believes that the validity of the case has been lost after the decision was postponed three times.
Six judges of the Islamabad High Court had already raised allegations of executive interference in the judicial proceedings of high-profile cases in their letter to the Supreme Judicial Council.
Hafiz Ehsan Ahmed, commenting on this issue, said that postponing the announcement of decisions by the accountability judge neither undermines the concept of judicial independence nor does it affect the reputation of any judge or judiciary.