Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said on Thursday that the judges of the Supreme Court will have to show responsibility on the issue of suspicious letters received and politics should not be allowed to come close to it.
Addressing the federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Thursday, the prime minister said that the government of Pakistan has decided to investigate the matter so that milk becomes water.
This week itself, the case of receiving suspicious letters to several judges of the Supreme Court, Islamabad High Court and Lahore High Court came to light.
During the hearing of the cipher case on Tuesday, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, Justice Amir Farooq, revealed that ‘all of us judges have received suspicious letters, in which anthrax (presence) has been reported. The letters are essentially threatening.’
In this regard, the staff of the Islamabad High Court said that eight judges, including Chief Justice Amir Farooq, received suspicious letters written by a woman named Resham Ahlia Waqar Hussain. The woman’s address was not there on the letters.’
After which a case was registered for this incident, however, yesterday the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Shehzad Bukhari told the Islamabad High Court that four judges of the Supreme Court and some judges of the Lahore High Court. Suspicious letters full of scams have also been received.
DIG Operations Islamabad Shehzad Bukhari made this revelation during the hearing regarding receiving suspicious letters to the judges of Islamabad High Court.
The matter of the letter of the judges of the Islamabad High Court
On the matter of the letter written by the judges of the Islamabad High Court to the Supreme Judicial Council, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that ‘in the last meeting of the cabinet, it was decided to form an inquiry commission with the approval of the cabinet.’
He said that the commission was notified with the consultation and will of former Chief Justice Tasadeq Hussain Jilani, whose Terms of References (TORs) were also notified.
According to the Prime Minister: ‘The Supreme Court has automatically taken notice of this matter the day before yesterday, now the ball is in their court.’
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On March 25, six judges of the Islamabad High Court wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council accusing them of interfering in judicial affairs and demanding a judicial convention.
The letter writers include Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Taman Rifat.
The letter claimed that ‘intelligence agencies are interfering in the work of the judiciary, so a judicial convention should be convened on the issue of intimidation of judges by intelligence officials.’
On Saturday, the federal government had announced the establishment of an inquiry commission headed by Justice (retd) Tasadeq Jilani to investigate the allegations made in a letter by six judges of the Islamabad High Court. had apologized, after which the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, took notice of the matter, which is being heard.
IMF Agreement
In his address regarding the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Prime Minister hoped that the last installment of the standby agreement would be received this month. The finance minister is going to Washington this month for meetings with the IMF for a new deal.
He further said that the new agreement will bring stability to the economy. The terms of the new agreement will certainly not be easy when the features of the new agreement are revealed. Will try to put the least burden on the poor man and the tax payer.’
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2024-04-29 12:38:01