ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court of Pakistan will resume suo moto hearing today on case regarding alleged interference by intelligence agencies in judicial affairs.
More petitions have been filed, since last month, including one by Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA), seeking to join case. The petition called for need for all state institutions to operate within their legal boundaries.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa took suo moto notice in early April to hear multiple petitions and applications regarding allegations of intelligence agencies’ interference in judicial matters.
Besides SHCBA, another petition requests apex court to form an inquiry commission comprising three top court judges to investigate the contents of a letter written by six Islamabad High Court judges regarding interference in their work.
The petitioner seeks to hold accountable those responsible for such interference and to safeguard the judiciary’s independence.
Six judges of Islamabad High Court including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Raffat Imtiaz penned letter to Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against the alleged interference by spy agencies.
In theory letters, the judges lamented interference of intelligent agencies in judicial functions.
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