ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has said that hurling “baseless allegations” without any truth or evidence to back them up “do not hold any weightage”.

The chief justice’s remarks came hours after Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha claimed that the chief election commissioner and the chief justice were “also completely involved” in alleged election rigging.

In a casual interaction with media personnel in Islamabad today, the CJP said: “Someone can blame me for theft or murder tomorrow. If hurling allegations is your right, give me evidence along with it too.”

PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha should provide proof backing his allegation of poll rigging against Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and other administrative officers.

“Did you provide any proof in your press conference,” the former information minister asked while speaking to the media in Lahore. She said that the evidence for the outgoing commissioner’s claims should have been submitted to the ECP.

“There was a hearing for the petition and it was said that if anyone has any proof to challenge these elections, they should come forward with it,” she said.

“There must be [some] document regarding these claims. Perhaps, a message, a phone call or some proof should exist. If someone pressured you or any RO [returning officer] or any form 45 was changed, or form 47 was changed, some ballot paper was passed […] there must be something (proof),” she said.