Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ousted Gillani and his government on April 26, 2012. He retired on 12 December 2013 as Chief Justice. Chaudhry's legacy is described as having "repurposed a once supine judiciary as a fiercely independent force", but he has also been criticized for judicial overreach and allegations of misuse of office. On 25 December 2015, Chaudhry announced the formation of the Pakistan Justice Democratic Critic Party headed by himself. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was born on 12 December 1948 into Punjabi Rajput family in Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. His father, Chaudhry Jan Muhammad, was a police constable. Before the independence in 1947 Chaudhry
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