Outcry as Dawn publishes op-ed by ex-CJ Qazi Faez Isa
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 15 May 2025 | JP Staff Report
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Dawn newspaper has come under fire for featuring an op-ed by former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Critics argue his involvement in judicial controversies undermines the integrity of the publication.Summary
ISLAMABAD — Dawn newspaper on Thursday faced criticism for publishing an article by Qazi Faez Isa, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, on its op-ed pages.
In his article, the former CJ talked about the Indus Water Treaty and the armed conflict between Pakistan and India. Qazi Faez became controversial after the bench he was heading deprived Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) of its poll symbol, the bat, weeks before the February 8, 2024, elections.
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, former information minister, called upon Dawn to “apologize for publishing an article by a fascist who undermined Pakistan’s Constitution.”
Journalist Arif Noor, who has served as Resident Editor of Dawn, was also not impressed. “QFI now wants to school us about international law, after having taught us all about constitution ko izzat do.”
Shireen Mazari, a former minister for human rights, called Qazi Faez “absolutely shameless.” She also rubbished the article, saying it has nothing to offer on the issue of water between Pakistan and India. In another post on X, she said the former chief justice should have written about “how he massacred the judiciary & took over top position from the infamous CJ Justice Munir!.”
Veteran journalist Mariana Babar was surprised that Qazi Faez “crawled out of the woodwork.” Most of the comments on Dawn’s post regarding the article by Qazi Faez were about his role in derailing democracy as a biased judge. Some of the comments used abusive language.
Some other comments questioned Dawn's editorial standards, maintaining how they could allow a person accused of derailing the judiciary and democracy to write for them. “The man who singlehandedly destroyed the judiciary, helped rig the 2024 elections by stealing the mandate of a political party, and aided the establishment in unleashing tyranny on the people of Pakistan is now being given space to write an article in Dawn. Unbelievable.”
ڈان اخبار میں سابق چی٠جسٹس قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ کا مضمون شائع کرنÛ' پر شدید تنقید
اسلام آباد — جمعرات Ú©Ùˆ ڈان اخبار Ù†Û' سپریم کورٹ Ú©Û' سابق چی٠جسٹس قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ کا ایک مضمون شائع کیا جس پر شدید تنقید کا سامنا کرنا Ù¾Ú'اÛ" ان Ú©Û' مضمون میں سندھ طاس Ù…Ø¹Ø§ÛØ¯Û' اور پاکستان Ùˆ بھارت Ú©Û' درمیان Ù…Ø³Ù„Ø ØªÙ†Ø§Ø²Ø¹Ø§Øª پر بات Ú©ÛŒ گئی تھیÛ" قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ اس وقت Ù…ØªÙ†Ø§Ø²Ø¹Û Ø¨Ù† گئÛ' جب ان Ú©ÛŒ سربراÛÛŒ میں بینچ Ù†Û' 8 ÙØ±ÙˆØ±ÛŒ 2024 Ú©Û' انتخابات سÛ' ÛÙØªÙˆÚº قبل پاکستان ØªØØ±ÛŒÚ© انصا٠(Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آء) Ú©Ùˆ اس کا انتخابی نشان "بلÙ'ا" چھین لیاÛ"
سابق وزیر اطلاعات Ú†ÙˆÛØ¯Ø±ÛŒ Ùواد ØØ³ÛŒÙ† Ù†Û' ڈان پر زور دیا Ú©Û ÙˆÛ "ایک ÙØ§Ø´Ø³Ù¹ کا مضمون شائع کرنÛ' پر معاÙÛŒ مانگÛ' جس Ù†Û' پاکستان Ú©Û' آئین Ú©Ùˆ نقصان Ù¾Ûنچایا"Û"
ڈان Ú©Û' سابق Ø±ÛØ§Ø¦Ø´ÛŒ ایڈیٹر ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ عار٠نور بھی متاثر Ù†Ûیں ÛوئÛ'Û" انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§ØŒ "قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ اب Ûمیں بین الاقوامی قانون Ú©Û' بارÛ' میں سبق دینا Ú†Ø§ÛØªÛ' Ûیں، ØØ§Ù„Ø§Ù†Ú©Û Ø§Ù†ÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' خود آئین Ú©ÛŒ بÛ' ØØ±Ù…تی Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ'Û""
سابق وزیر انسانی ØÙ‚وق شیریں مزاری Ù†Û' قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ Ú©Ùˆ "بالکل بÛ' شرم" قرار دیاÛ" انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' مضمون Ú©Ùˆ مسترد کرتÛ' ÛوئÛ' Ú©ÛØ§ Ú©Û Ø§Ø³ میں پاکستان اور بھارت Ú©Û' درمیان پانی Ú©Û' مسئلÛ' پر کوئی قابل ذکر بات Ù†ÛیںÛ" ایک اور ایکس پوسٹ میں، انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ú©ÛØ§ Ú©Û Ø³Ø§Ø¨Ù‚ چی٠جسٹس Ú©Ùˆ لکھنا چاÛÛŒÛ' تھا Ú©Û "انÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' کیسÛ' Ø¹Ø¯Ù„ÛŒÛ Ú©Ùˆ ØªØ¨Ø§Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ اور بدنام Ø²Ù…Ø§Ù†Û Ú†ÛŒÙ Ø¬Ø³Ù¹Ø³ منیر سÛ' Ø¹ÛØ¯Û چھینا!"
ØªØ¬Ø±Ø¨Û Ú©Ø§Ø± ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ ماریانا بابر Ú©Ùˆ ØÛŒØ±Øª Ûوئی Ú©Û Ù‚Ø§Ø¶ÛŒ ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ "اچانک سÛ' نمودار ÛوئÛ'"Û"
ڈان Ú©Û' سوشل میڈیا پر شائع ÛونÛ' والÛ' قاضی ÙØ§Ø¦Ø² عیسیٰ Ú©Û' مضمون پر Ø²ÛŒØ§Ø¯Û ØªØ± تبصرÛ' ان Ú©Û' جانبدار جج Ú©Û' طور پر جمÛوریت Ú©Ùˆ نقصان Ù¾ÛنچانÛ' Ú©Û' کردار پر تھÛ'Û" Ú©Ú†Ú¾ تبصروں میں Ú¯Ø³ØªØ§Ø®Ø§Ù†Û Ø²Ø¨Ø§Ù† استعمال Ú©ÛŒ گئیÛ"
Ú©Ú†Ú¾ صارÙین Ù†Û' ڈان Ú©Û' ادارتی معیارات پر سوال اٹھائÛ'ØŒ Ú©ÛØªÛ' ÛوئÛ' Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø§ÛŒÚ© ایسÛ' شخص Ú©Ùˆ کیسÛ' Ø¬Ú¯Û Ø¯Û' سکتÛ' Ûیں جس پر Ø¹Ø¯Ù„ÛŒÛ Ø§ÙˆØ± جمÛوریت Ú©Ùˆ ØªØ¨Ø§Û Ú©Ø±Ù†Û' کا الزام ÛÛ'Û" ایک صار٠نÛ' لکھا: "ÙˆÛ Ø´Ø®Øµ جس Ù†Û' اکیلÛ' ÛÛŒ Ø¹Ø¯Ù„ÛŒÛ Ú©Ùˆ ØªØ¨Ø§Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ØŒ 2024 Ú©Û' انتخابات میں ایک سیاسی جماعت کا مینڈیٹ چوری کرکÛ' دھاندلی میں مدد کی، اور Establishment Ú©Ùˆ عوام پر ظلم کرنÛ' میں مدد دی، اب اسÛ' ڈان میں مضمون Ù„Ú©Ú¾Ù†Û' Ú©ÛŒ اجازت دی جا رÛÛŒ ÛÛ'Û" ناقابل یقین!"
Key Points
- Former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote an op-ed in Dawn.
- Critics, including ex-government officials, call for an apology from the newspaper.
- The op-ed addresses the Indus Water Treaty and Pakistan-India relations.
- Isa faced backlash for alleged bias during his time in the judiciary.
- Public comments largely criticize Dawn's decision to publish Isa's article.
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