Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry the Supreme Court. Later it was explained that the senior-most judge after the Chief Justice was Justice Rana Bhagwandas, but since he was away from the country, Justice Javed Iqbal being the second in line was made the acting head of the apex court until Justice Bhagwandas would return. The move to make Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry 'non-functional' was immediately followed by yet another decision by the president to send a reference under Article 209 of the Constitution of Pakistan to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to investigate allegations of misconduct against him. Justice Chaudhry was called on by the President
Arsalan Iftikhar Arsalan Iftikhar Arsalan Iftikhar (born September 1, 1977) is an American human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book SCAPEGOATS: "How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms" which President Jimmy Carter called “an important book that shows Islamophobia must be addressed urgently.” Arsalan is founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and serves as senior editor for "The Islamic Monthly" magazine. He is also a faculty member at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service where he writes about Islamophobia as a Senior Fellow for The Bridge Initiative. Iftikhar is also a national advisory board member for