Saudi envoy meets ex-CJ
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Al Awadh Asseri on Friday met deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who was the prime victim of Provincial Constitutional Ordinance (PCO) here in judges colony.
Sources said that the meeting that lasted more than 1 hour was arranged by Foreign Ministry on the request of Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Al Awadh Asseri. During the meeting, the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the steps taken by President Musharraf on November 03 including his house arrest have no legal backing. He said he and his family members are facing enormous difficulties due to house arrest while the Government has a stance that they are free to move. The overall current situation also came under discussion during the talks between them, sources added. When Government sources were contacted in this respect they rejected the impression that the meeting was arranged by the Government and said it was the wish of Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Al Awadh Asseri.