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title: "Former judge Athar Minallah criticizes judiciary for betraying public trust"
description: "Most outlets led with Athar Minallah's statement that the judiciary has \"betrayed\" the people who supported the lawyers' movement. They also highlighted his argument that public trust in courts depends on protecting the weak and speaking truth to power. Some excerpts noted his concerns about the direction of Pakistan’s judicial system and the need for courts to regain public confidence."
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# Former judge Athar Minallah criticizes judiciary for betraying public trust

pakistan · updated 15 Sep 2026, 10:42 PM PKT · 15 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with Athar Minallah's statement that the judiciary has "betrayed" the people who supported the lawyers' movement. They also highlighted his argument that public trust in courts depends on protecting the weak and speaking truth to power. Some excerpts noted his concerns about the direction of Pakistan’s judicial system and the need for courts to regain public confidence.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [‘Judiciary betrayed the people’: Athar Minalla...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/judiciary-betrayed-the-people-athar-minallah-speaks-out-on-pakistans-legal-system-630707/) · 15 Sep 2026, 10:42 PM PKT
  > Former Supreme Court judge and former Islamabad High Court chief justice Athar Minallah has raised serious concerns about the direction of Pakistan’s judicial system arguing that courts can only regain public confidence by standing up for vulnerable citizens and resisting pressure from powerful quarters.
- **The Express Tribune** — [Athar Minallah says judiciary 'betrayed' people who backed lawyers' movement](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2629412/athar-minallah-says-judiciary-betrayed-people-who-backed-lawyers-movement) · 15 Sep 2026, 9:17 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Former IHC CJ says public trust in courts depends on protecting the weak, speaking truth to power

2 articles from 2 outlets, 15 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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