Imran's allegations tantamount to accusing judiciary, says ex-CJ

E-Paper | June 13, 2026

QUETTA: Former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s allegations against him with regards to election rigging were tantamount to accusing the entire judiciary, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives after offering Eid prayers at Quetta's Eidgah Toghi road, the former CJ said that a legal notice had been sent to Khan and further action would be taken on the matter after a span of two weeks.

Earlier, lawyers of the former chief justice had sent a defamation notice worth 20 billion rupees to Khan.

Know more: Iftikhar Chaudhry sends Rs20 billion libel notice to Imran Khan

The PTI chief had accused the former chief justice of poll rigging in the 2013 general elections.

The former CJ’s son Arsalan Iftikhar, who also spoke to reporters, termed the allegations leveled by Khan as lies.

Arsalan said that Imran should first accept the fact that he has a daughter, adding that the top priority was to bring her justice.

The CJ's son had earlier alleged that Khan had cheated the Election Commission as well as the nation by concealing that Tyrian J. Khan was his daughter.

Also read: Arsalan accuses PTI chief of cheating ECP, nation

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Sajjad Khan

Jul 29, 2014 11:30am

My mother taught me that everyone's respect and pride were in their own hands first and foremost. Justice IC is no exception and he should look in the actions of his own son first, before pointing fingers at others.

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ayesha

Jul 29, 2014 11:34am

I think people like CJ iftikhar are what give a bad name to judiciary. Read senior lawyer Naeem bokharis letter to this ex CJ on how corrupt and shameful CJ is for the entire judiciary. He knew very well what his son was upto when the son was living like a king in monaco london. But CJ himself was too busy "enhancing" the level of his protocol. All this is documented. Furthermore, you can see clearly that the CJ and his corrupt son have come out to harm IK near the Azadi march on 14th August. Also I hope dawn you publish this as for some reason you are very protective of ex CJ Iftikhar and his son.

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Ahmed

Jul 29, 2014 11:43am

Mr iftikhar chaudry he has accused you of involvement in rigging in 2013 general elections. if you have guts then face the music instead of hiding behind the whole judiciary. i hope some reporter there asked him that why he wanted his son arsalan iftikhar to be appointed Vice chairman Baluchistan investment board and this info was reveled by Hasil Bizenjo in live with talat on aaj tv

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Chaudhry clan

Jul 29, 2014 11:45am

Mr. Chaudhry, you have become a laughing stock in Western circle. NYT will be publishing a article on you soon to show your real face. Sorry situation.

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Asif Malik

Jul 29, 2014 11:51am

What about your son and Malik Riaz? those lies too.

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Yousuf

Jul 29, 2014 12:10pm

Unfortunately people in Pakistan thought that they had found an upright person who will stand up to the powerful. You took them for a ride, and the way you protected your son and the way judicary converged to safe guard its own intetest. Your association with PML-N is not secret. I for one has no hesitation to say that the judicary as a whole lacks moral authority to be any positive force in this country.

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Waqar

Jul 29, 2014 12:17pm

whatever.... u and your son are equally corrupt... Allah gave you a chance and respect but you proved you are not worthy of it!!!!

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Shakir

Jul 29, 2014 12:35pm

judiciary is no sacred goat neither are you IC.

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Mangal

Jul 29, 2014 12:36pm

I'm a PTI supporter. When IK accused Mr Chaudhry of rigging for the first time, Mr Chaudhry simply ignored the allegations and termed them as 'bakwas'. To be honest, I was irritated by his arrogance and felt that he dwarfed Imran Khan by sheer arrogance. But now when he is at all out war with IK, it gives me a feeling of triumph. No matter how much Mr Chaudhry tries to prove that his battle with IK has got nothing to do with Nawaz Sharif, his entry into the arena is going to be seen as "the best batsmen sent by Mr Sharif against Mr Khan."

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sohail

Jul 29, 2014 12:42pm

I am surprised on the courage of this man who not only himself corrupt but his son, one of the most corrupt persons in Pakistan has courage to make allegation against Imran Khan. What a shame, like father like son.

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Aamir

Jul 29, 2014 12:43pm

Go back to sleep.. no room for you on the stage. Imran and Qadri have bigger fish to fry.

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Nawaz Khawaja

Jul 29, 2014 12:50pm

I believe, right or wrong, every act of Iftikhar Chaudhary, till the day of his retirement, is a judicial act. His meetings with the ROs in 2013 elections; who incidentally were Sessions Judges too; was a judicial act. Imran Khan can be critical of ROs, but his outburst that Iftikhar Chaudhry manipulated all the elections through ROs, is a direct contempt of the Supreme Court, of which Iftikhar Chaudhary was the Chief Justice.

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Z Khan

Jul 29, 2014 12:51pm

Mr Ex CJ no point dragging whole judiciary into this matter. you have to clear your name through proper channel rather than sending SOS to higher judiciary to help you out. you must come clean about your son dealings as well.

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baakhlaq

Jul 29, 2014 12:51pm

CJ Iftikhar Ch. is continuing with the habit of taking notice and serving notice though now he is a retired C J .

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Aamir

Jul 29, 2014 12:52pm

A vicious effort to fire at IK by using shoulder of entire judiciary. An argument long used by military to justify actions of individuals. It ll be futile and now it's immense responsibility of judiciary that it doesn't act with military mindset. The unbiased persuance by higher judiciary is required to decide the outcome of case and save the dignity of institution. I hope the judges rise on this very occasion.

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Saira Ahmad

Jul 29, 2014 12:53pm

The term biasness of the judges and deciding authorities are considered a permanent and most important part of English Law specially law of equity am unable to understand the logic of former CJ. The right of contempt of Court can not and should not be treated as political weapon and the office of judge (Court) is different thing from his personal deeds and actions. Former CJ wants to hide himself under the umbrella of Judiciary. He should face the bucket now. He always use the card of rule of law and upholding of Constitution and his reference was decided larger bench instead of Supreme Judicial Council and by negating the procedure given by the Constitution. He also proceed his case in the streets that was a perfect example of injustice. Now everyone should realize the fact time of Justice Marshall and judicial activism has been over. 9

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ghuman

Jul 29, 2014 12:59pm

yeah it does,what judiciary have done for pakistan and poor people of pakistan.only protected elite and powerfull of pakistan.

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Mr.T

Jul 29, 2014 01:01pm

isi tarha imran khan bhi bolay k mugh per nahi pakistan cricket team k sath dhandli hoi hai. ilzam tumharay kam per lagaya hai zaat per nahi. per nawaz k aakhri patta bhi katay gaa

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Masoud

Jul 29, 2014 01:13pm

No sir, this is not correct. "Ye Khaki Apni Qismat Me Na Noori Hai Na Nari Hai" It is the individual that is responsible.

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Saleem

Jul 29, 2014 01:14pm

@Sajjad Khan Agree and not sure why is he dragging the entire judiciary into it when IK is only pointing finger at him.

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Mir

Jul 29, 2014 01:34pm

I am not Khans supporter, He said some thing he think is true. Why you father and son are getting excited ,Please take is easy and prove you guys are innocent." Chore ki Dhari ma tinca". This is the law of the country that you have to prove that you are not guilty. you are now an ordinary citizen.

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Tab

Jul 29, 2014 01:35pm

Only if CJ Chaudhry had not made his office and the judiciary politicized, we would not have come to this pass. Even now he is playing the game of PMLN, trying his best to stop Imran from protesting against rigging. I am not angry with you, but I am very sad, very disappointed. I supported you but you have lost it, completely lost it.

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Sammy

Jul 29, 2014 01:38pm

The guy's sharifs right hand man!

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Aziz

Jul 29, 2014 01:39pm

Who is Tyrian's father is a matter for her, her mother and the government of her country to decide. Not yours. If you want to defend your father then please stay on the subject and do not bring extraneous subjects in to your arguments.

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Farooq

Jul 29, 2014 01:41pm

@Sajjad Khan What your mother told applies more to IK who keeps accusing everyone as corrupt, except those who have joined PTI

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Azmeen

Jul 29, 2014 01:50pm

Here Chief Justice (former) is not pointing fingers at others. He has initiated a legal case asking IK to provide credible evidence of his accusation against him that is fair enough. I Khan must provide evidence or make a public apology for telling lies.

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javaid

Jul 29, 2014 01:52pm

Strange that the former CJ is crying foul. After disgracing the hallowed office during his tenure, he has no worry that someday, in near or distant future, he will be facing the Ultimate Judge. With his record he should really fear that day. Similarly his own spawn, Arsalan, should not even show his face to the public, given what he did when his father was the CJ.

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justice

Jul 29, 2014 01:55pm

Maligning ex CJ is tantamount to maligning whole judiciary, and maligning ex-Army Chief is maligning him alone?

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Mir

Jul 29, 2014 01:56pm

This allegation are against an individual not against Justice department. Accuse happen to be chief Justice at that time. Now real justice will be done.

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John

Jul 29, 2014 02:02pm

Moral of the story: never trust a man with bug eyes!

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zak

Jul 29, 2014 02:13pm

No Mr Ifthikhar Chawdry accusing you is not accusing the judiciary which has many honest and ethical judges. Do not taint the entire pakistan judiciary with your corrupt practises. You have been exposed and before you become a hate figure, you should come clean and let the nation know what you did for Nawaz Sharif and his cronies to help them get elected.

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Saleem

Jul 29, 2014 02:15pm

With all the circumstantial evidence including both at his professional and personal level this man was the most corrupt and power hungry Ex-CJ ever witnessed in the history of Pakistan. His case against IK will substantiate abduction expose this man to the general public what we all know in private.

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Muhammed Ali

Jul 29, 2014 02:17pm

You were the head, and if you were corrupt what does that say about the rest of them...sort your own sons mess out 1st before pointing fingers..

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L Ahmad

Jul 29, 2014 02:26pm

IC does not want his dirty laundry to be aired in public. He benefited from his position immensely and now expects the same. Many honest citizens think he was corrupt just like others in the upper echelons of hierarchy.

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ExPat

Jul 29, 2014 02:30pm

I live in US, never heard any of 9 judges of US supreme court seeking publicity like ex CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry does . Through out his tenure on the bench, he tried his best to make headlines. Now he wants to lock horns with Imran K.

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Nazir Ahmed

Jul 29, 2014 02:36pm

I believe every word of advocate Naeem Bukhari's letter against Ch Iftikhar is true. A moral less person (Ch Iftikhar).

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fida sayani

Jul 29, 2014 02:45pm

The EX. CJ knew about his son Arsalan activities and high style living. He being a father and CJ should have taken note of Arasalan wayward life. Failure on his part to reprimand his son makes him as guilty as his son. Pakistan tax authorities should investigate both the CJ and his son.

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Aussie

Jul 29, 2014 02:49pm

Don't involve the judiciary Mr.Squint, no one will come to your rescue this time.

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A Pakistani

Jul 29, 2014 03:17pm

We hope that immature and loose-mouth Imran Khan will learn some manners after coughing out Rs 20 Billion defamation penalty.

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Moon

Jul 29, 2014 03:25pm

please put this guy away from news and TV he is not worth it even.

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imran ali

Jul 29, 2014 03:26pm

allegations against him with regards to election rigging were tantamount to accusing the entire judiciary, ..you are wrong he ia accusing you only and you were involved in rigging when you rejected the petition of Dr.Qadri

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Danial

Jul 29, 2014 03:49pm

Will someone tell him to go away please. He's embarrassing himself and Pakistan

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governor

Jul 29, 2014 04:03pm

This man along with his son needs to brought to justice and put in jail for the rest of their lives and their ill gotten money confiscated.

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Taimoor Khan

Jul 29, 2014 04:33pm

So now Mr "ex" CJ think of himself as the institution called judiciary. Height of delusion.

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Nabeel

Jul 29, 2014 04:34pm

Why all retired people want to link their former institutions to the crime when they are accused of one?

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Shaid

Jul 29, 2014 04:42pm

Its not the judiciary mr. It's about you. And you are a corrupt guy.

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Shaid

Jul 29, 2014 04:53pm

This guy should be thankful to Imran khan, who is first Pakistani to point out nearly 20 years go, to have independent judiciary. And he even went to jail for this corrupt Ex judge.

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Abrar Khan

Jul 29, 2014 05:21pm

I was amongst the millions who had participated in the lawyers movement enthusiastically. Despite the disappointment with ex CJ, I have no regrets. The movement was for a noble cause. The same principles have now to be applied to ex CJ and his son. Bring the allegations of corruption and misuse of the office to a logical end. This is what rule of law requires. Ex CJ has not been fair to those millions who were driven by patriotism and who made the movement a success.

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Riaz

Jul 29, 2014 05:28pm

It is very simple to exonerate himself: Stop shouting, both you and your son, and just tell everyone how did you accumulate your wealth and how you and your son can afford the life style you both are enjoying. It is as simple as that!

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lion

Jul 29, 2014 05:57pm

you are not SC!! or still in dream of CJ, Who as we understand come for justice for all!! but you proved to be justice for N.

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shahid

Jul 29, 2014 06:24pm

He misused nations trust and efforts for a free judiciary. He and his son deserve what Imran says about them.

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Shahpur

Jul 29, 2014 06:35pm

This 20 Billion man has to now define in court what is disgrace to the Judiciary.

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Gaz

Jul 29, 2014 06:50pm

As the years go by more and more people are seeing that Musharraf was right, he was right on the economy, right on the fight against terrorism and certainly right in the case of this stupid corrupt judge.

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Amjad Wyne

Jul 29, 2014 07:06pm

Calling a bad character just that tantamount to telling the truth. The CJ and his son should be booked

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SYED

Jul 29, 2014 08:19pm

I would like to request to the judiciary and the current CJ to public the charges submitted by the ex president General Musharraf against the ex-cheif Justice IC, The people can then decide if he is innocent or not!! By keeping the file closed the message is against IC,

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Concerned

Jul 29, 2014 08:35pm

Not Judiciary but YOU. Allegation are on you .

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raja

Jul 29, 2014 08:51pm

@Waqar come on , you can't say any one is corrupt and but i don't have a proof. can IK share what information he has that make IK think Ifthikar ch is corrupt...?

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Zahid

Jul 29, 2014 08:52pm

It is a classic case of the kettle calling the pot black. Both are tainted in their own ways. Dump both.

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Syed

Jul 29, 2014 09:19pm

This guy is trying to drag judiciary into this. what a loser.

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Syed

Jul 29, 2014 09:51pm

The irony is, these guys are never able to find anything negative against Mr. Khan. The 'ex' CJ is corrupt.

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MSAlvi

Jul 30, 2014 01:51am

It is very improper for ex-CJ to get involved with controversies like this. He is more a politician than a judge. Also, he seems silly.

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Naeem Syed

Jul 30, 2014 02:44am

Sir, what a shame you have just dug a hole for your own reputation

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Asif Malik

Jul 30, 2014 02:49am

@raja Your PM wears a 450 million watch but says he doesn't own a house on his nomination papers, yet there is no proof of his corruption so should we conclude he's not corrupt. People like Kamran Faisal who look for proof are murdered without any repurcusions.

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kirther

Jul 30, 2014 02:54am

There is no need to make any comments on what Ex-Chief Justice or hid son said they don't deserve any attention, as there are more important national issues that must be given more importance and priority by print and electronic media.

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Arif Aslam Khan

Jul 30, 2014 09:56am

Mr ex-CJ, what about you & your Son using Judiciary's name in making Billions from Malik Riaz & others? Do you think this also tantamount to harming Judiciary's image? Because what ever wealth Arsalan accumulated using your name is obviously shared by you now because those days you said that you have ejected Arsalan from your House and on Eid you were together meaning you both living together.

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Lucky Star

Jul 30, 2014 10:37am

@Shaid Liar!

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