Malik Mohammad Qayyum
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Malik Mohammad Qayyum Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is the former Attorney General of Pakistan
, who was replaced with Senator Latif Khosa
when President Pervez Musharraf
resigned on 18 August 2008. He became Attorney General following the resignation of Makhdoom Ali Khan
. He is a former Judge of the Lahore High Court which he resigned from after a phone transcript of his was released in which he colluded with then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government to fix judgement in a case before him involving Benazir Bhutto
. Mr Qayyum denied that the voice in the telephone conversation was his.
The Lahore High Court
was recently moved challenging his appointment as Attorney General http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=87265 along with another petition alleging fraud by his private office in execution of sales deeds. The latter case is up for hearing on February 4, 2008.http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/15/top4.htm
Malik Qayyum was also recorded as saying that the Pakistani general election, 2008
are going to be rigged http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/14/pakist18069.htm. Qayyum March 10, 2008 rejected a plan by opposition lawmakers to reinstate the country's ousted Supreme Court justices within 30 days of parliament's first session, because President Pervez Musharraf
's dismissal of the judges was legal under the constitution.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/pakistan.justices/index.html
Malik Qayyum is the son of Justice (retired) Muhammad Akram one of the four Punjabi judges who under the influence of General Zia-ul-Haq's military government sentenced Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to death. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C04%5C04%5Cstory_4-4-2008_pg7_25 This fact was also noted by Benazir Bhutto
in her book "Reconciliation."
On April 15, 1999, a two-judge panel of the Lahore High Court headed by Qayyum convicted Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari in a corruption case. They were sentenced to five years in prison, fined US$8.6 million dollars each, disqualified as members of parliament for five years, and forced to forfeit their property. The impending verdict led Bhutto to go into exile in March 1999.
A close associate of Nawaz Sharif and then Musharraf, Qayyum was approached by the Musharraf government to represent them in the dismisal of Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry,Qayyum decide to lead counsel on behalf of Pakistan’s federal government in the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, instituted after Chaudhry was first illegally deposed by Musharraf on March 9, 2007. A full bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court reinstated Chief Justice Chaudhry on July 20, 2007.
Judge Malik Qayyum, who presided over the investigation, even said in 2006 that he had been lenient with some players because he "had a soft spot for them" – a confession of staggering negligence. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/31/pakistan-cricket-match-fixing-scandal
Qayyum was appointed attorney general of Pakistan by Musharraf in August 2007 following the resignation of Makhdoom Ali Khan
on a point of principle regarding the failure of the reference being a 'huge failure for the government' which required the chief law officer of the country to take the responsibility as the authorities that had initiated it were not willing to.
Attorney General of Pakistan
The Attorney General for Pakistan is appointed under Article 100 of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan appointed under the Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970...
, who was replaced with Senator Latif Khosa
Latif Khosa
Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa is the current Governor of Punjab, and a politician representing Pakistan People's Party. A former senator and a former Attorney General of Pakistan, Latif Khosa was appointed as the Governor of Punjab by the President of Pakistan after the murder of late-Governor...
when President Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
resigned on 18 August 2008. He became Attorney General following the resignation of Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan , is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former Chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, former Board Member of the Federal Judicial Academy of Pakistan and a...
. He is a former Judge of the Lahore High Court which he resigned from after a phone transcript of his was released in which he colluded with then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government to fix judgement in a case before him involving Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
. Mr Qayyum denied that the voice in the telephone conversation was his.
The Lahore High Court
Lahore High Court
The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab...
was recently moved challenging his appointment as Attorney General http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=87265 along with another petition alleging fraud by his private office in execution of sales deeds. The latter case is up for hearing on February 4, 2008.http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/15/top4.htm
Malik Qayyum was also recorded as saying that the Pakistani general election, 2008
Pakistani general election, 2008
A general election was held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008. The original date was intended to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora...
are going to be rigged http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/14/pakist18069.htm. Qayyum March 10, 2008 rejected a plan by opposition lawmakers to reinstate the country's ousted Supreme Court justices within 30 days of parliament's first session, because President Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
's dismissal of the judges was legal under the constitution.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/pakistan.justices/index.html
Malik Qayyum is the son of Justice (retired) Muhammad Akram one of the four Punjabi judges who under the influence of General Zia-ul-Haq's military government sentenced Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to death. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C04%5C04%5Cstory_4-4-2008_pg7_25 This fact was also noted by Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
in her book "Reconciliation."
Profile Background from HRW's page
Malik Qayyum is a former judge who is believed to be one of the key persons responsible for the down fall of Parvez Musharraf, a PML-N loyalist Qayyum resigned from the bench in 2001 amid charges of misconduct. Qayyum later became Shabaz Sharif's lawyer who represented the former's exile case. Arguing that no agreement between any parties could deny a citizen's right to live in his country. The case was the first major setback to the tyrant regime of Parvez Musharraf which decided to ignore the court ruling and forcibly sent Shabaz Sharif into forced exile.On April 15, 1999, a two-judge panel of the Lahore High Court headed by Qayyum convicted Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari in a corruption case. They were sentenced to five years in prison, fined US$8.6 million dollars each, disqualified as members of parliament for five years, and forced to forfeit their property. The impending verdict led Bhutto to go into exile in March 1999.
A close associate of Nawaz Sharif and then Musharraf, Qayyum was approached by the Musharraf government to represent them in the dismisal of Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry,Qayyum decide to lead counsel on behalf of Pakistan’s federal government in the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, instituted after Chaudhry was first illegally deposed by Musharraf on March 9, 2007. A full bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court reinstated Chief Justice Chaudhry on July 20, 2007.
Judge Malik Qayyum, who presided over the investigation, even said in 2006 that he had been lenient with some players because he "had a soft spot for them" – a confession of staggering negligence. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/31/pakistan-cricket-match-fixing-scandal
Qayyum was appointed attorney general of Pakistan by Musharraf in August 2007 following the resignation of Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan , is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former Chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, former Board Member of the Federal Judicial Academy of Pakistan and a...
on a point of principle regarding the failure of the reference being a 'huge failure for the government' which required the chief law officer of the country to take the responsibility as the authorities that had initiated it were not willing to.