PM meets CJP over IHC judges’ letter

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa to discuss the allegations levelled by Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges accusing Pakistan’s intelligence agencies in in judicial matters.

The premier was accompanied by the attorney general and the law minister.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was also present during the meeting held at the Supreme Court.

The meeting comes after six judges of the IHC asked the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to convene a judicial convention over the matter.

That the sitting considered initiating suo motu proceedings under Article 184(3) of the Constitution in light of the letter, but no final decision was taken in this regard, Dawn news citing its sources reported.

It is worth mentioning here that six IHC judges, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, wrote the letter to SJC seeking probe into the matter.

The six judges also supported the demand of former IHC judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui for a probe into the allegations of interference by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operatives.