But Mr. Chaudhry refused to go quietly after Mr. Musharraf ordered his removal in 2007.
Speaking in court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry described Mr Faisal's death as "shocking".
This was one of the reasons General Musharraf gave for dismissing Mr Chaudhry the following year.
Mr Chaudhry, however, refuses to serve in an administration that includes supporters of the rebellion.
If Mr Riaz's accusations were the generals' revenge on Mr Chaudhry, they were counter productive.
Musharraf could now be arrested and tried in connection with the Bhutto case as well, said Chaudhry.
Mr. Chaudhry's decisions against the government have extended in many cases to its award of commercial contracts.
The judiciary's various efforts suggest that Mr Chaudhry is as keen as any politician to curry public favour.
Supporters say Mr. Chaudhry is battling dishonesty in government and making the country a cleaner place to invest.
"His family members, colleagues, friends and the public at large have shown annoyance and grievances, " Justice Chaudhry said.
Trading at 32 times trailing earnings, the stock isn't cheap, but Chaudhry thinks the earnings growth justifies the price.
Judges are determined to prosecute Mr Musharraf over his decision to dismiss judges including Chief Justice Mohammad Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Mr Chaudhry should take care that he does not become their fall guy.
Sysco is well organized and careful not to overstretch itself, says Rajan Chaudhry, an analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston.
Kayani and Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry are both scheduled to retire before the end of this year.
Mr. Chaudhry has sought to "repay society" for supporting him, an aide said, by speeding up justice in lower courts.
Pakistan's current political turmoil began in March when Musharraf suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, accusing him of misusing his powers.
Mr Chaudhry's main rival, Tupeni Baba, an ethnic Fijian, was deputy prime minister and is a Labour member of Parliament.
General Musharraf's original plan was to neuter the Supreme Court by sacking its obstreperous chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, last March.
"I think of it like a police helicopter that's flying on top of a city, " says Jay Chaudhry , AirDefense's founder.
What of the future of Mr Chaudhry, till May the country's elected Indo-Fijian prime minister, and head of a multi-racial government?
On July 20th, Mr Chaudhry said he had sought international help to restore his coalition and get his old job back.
Aminuddin Chaudhry also denied in court that the police or military had tried to coerce him into testifying against his former colleagues.
Mr. Chaudhry's judiciary has also shaped the ballot to choose that government, barring Mr. Musharraf and some 4, 000 other candidates from running.
The former chief justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, is not here.
It also has ruled that Chaudhry's dismissal was illegal and reinstated him.
"You can see someone violating the speed limit, you can see someone driving on the wrong side of the highway, " says Chaudhry.
Mr Chaudhry's weakness, it is alleged, is his son, 32-year-old Arsalan Iftikhar.
His political rivals, Chaudhry Shujaat and various of his relatives, belong to a subcontinental family that has prospered only since Pakistan's creation.
Mr Chaudhry, witting or not, may be helping to create the conditions in which the men in uniform step in again one day.
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