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• Pakistan Army:
• *Asif Ghafoor: Ghafoor issued veiled threats against judges stating that this is a plot against the country and Armed Forces and Armed Forces know how to defend their dignity and honour. We know where our enemies are externally and internally and who is working on behalf of the enemy. We have a plan to encounter and eradicate our enemies.
• Government of Pakistan:
• *Shehzad Akbar: Akbar, a minister in Government of Imran Khan said that the author of this paragraph or whoever directed it to be included in judgement cannot be a friend of the nation or a patriotic Pakistani. He said that the government will file a reference against Seth is Supreme Judicial Council for his removal.
• *Farogh Naseem: Naseem called the language of the paragraph "despicable", "inhumane", and "unethical". He announced that the government will file a reference in Supreme Judicial Council requesting removal of Seth from judiciary. He also said that the judge is "mentally unfit" and does not have the mental capacity to serve in superior judiciary.
• *Firdous Ashiq Awan: She stated that the judgement of which this paragraph is part, is a plot against the country and Pakistani military.
• Opposition:
• *Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Bhutto Zardari described the para as personal opinion of the judge.