President Supreme Court Bar Association Qazi Anwar. — Photo by APP

ISLAMABAD: President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Qazi Anwar on Tuesday returned a cheque, worth Rs1 million, earlier given to the association by Law Minister Babar Awan.

Speaking to media representatives outside the court, Anwar said accepting such an amount was creating doubts about his integrity.

He said Awan had offered him a cheque bearing Rs1 million for the welfare of the Supreme Court employees.

Qazi Anwar said a faction of the media had started a defamation campaign against him, and he had decided to return the cheque for this reason.

He then disposed off the cheque in front of media representatives.

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