Quoted by ANI
Islamabad: Lahore High Court – LHC ordered the PMO – Prime Minister’s Office to issue instructions against contacting or approaching “any judge” or member of their staff. These instructions are directed at all civil and military agencies, Pakistan’s intelligence Bureau and Inter-services Intelligence, as stated by Dawn News.
Justice Shahid Karim issued the instructions against harassment, on a complaint by ATC – Anti-Terrorism Court judge in Sargodha, after he allegedly refused to have a meeting with officials of an intelligence agency.
Justice Shahid Karim stated that “Instructions shall go out by the Prime Minister’s Office to all civil or military agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau as well as Inter-Services Intelligence – ISI, regarding strict directions not to approach or contact any judge, whether of the superior judiciary subordinate judiciary or any member for their staff in future.”
He added “(They) shall be bound to record all such calls which they receive and with regard to which the learned judges have apprehension that they have been made to influence any judicial proceedings before them”