The Supreme Court, in a recent order penned by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice Aminuddin Khan, tied the unrest on May 9, coinciding with the arrest of PTI leader Imran Khan, to the disregard for implementing the 2019 ruling on the Faizabad dharna case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that due to the non-implementation of its 2019 Faizabad sit-in ruling by the previous governments, the nation suffered consequences in the form of May 9 events.
The observations came as a three-member apex court bench led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, and comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Athar Minallah issued a verdict of the Nov 15 hearing of the Faizabad sit-in review case.
This judgment, originally authored by Justice Isa prior to his tenure as chief justice, mandated the defence ministry and armed forces chiefs to discipline any personnel breaching their oaths.
Additionally, it directed the government to monitor and prosecute individuals promoting hate, extremism, and terrorism, while reprimanding government bodies for causing public inconvenience during the 20-day sit-in that paralyzed life in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
