PTI set to stage protest against ex-CJP Faez Isa at London event

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced plans to disrupt the attendance of former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa at a London event where he is invited as a special guest, accusing him of depriving the party of its political rights.

In an interview with Dawn, PTI's UK-based leader Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari criticised ex-CJP Isa and revealed that party workers would stage a demonstration during his appearance at the Middle Temple event.

“Naturally, overseas Pakistanis are going to protest. Faez Isa has left a disastrous legacy and has harmed the judicial system in Pakistan,” Bukhari told Dawn.

“He has a long record of depriving us of our symbol and reserved seats and allowing courts to open certain constituencies for recounting. He is a disgraced figure and should not be speaking at any prestigious platform,” he added.

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I will be joining my colleagues tomorrow to peacefully protest against Qazi Faiz Isa representing justice and judiciary when he has trampled it in our own country. Men like him must be accountable for their atrocities they have committed to their profession.
Join us and raise… pic.twitter.com/5f83lBBKuF

— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) October 28, 2024

Zulfi Bukhari also shared a letter on X, thanking several UK parliamentarians for signing the document that expresses concerns over the incarceration of the former prime minister.

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Thank you MP @KimJohnsonMP and all others who have signed your letter that raises the grave concerns against the illegal and inhumane treatment of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy . 20 Piers & MPs have endorsed it so far with many more to come.… pic.twitter.com/Enw5mW7UYe

— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) October 27, 2024

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, who retired on October 25, arrived in London at the invitation of the Inn’s Court to attend a ceremony that welcomes students to the Bar.

The former judge will be among those calling the students to the Bar after a dinner with Benchers and members of the Inn on Tuesday.

Faez Isa, who received his law degree from the Middle Temple, comes from a family associated with the prestigious institution, as his father was also an alumnus.