A five-member SC larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, includes Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi is hearing the case.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) has urged the Pakistani authorities to "swiftly and impartially investigate the death threats and online harassment against senior journalists in the country, stressing on the anchorperson Hamid Mir, reported Geo News.
Notably, at least 10 judges of the Supreme Court including Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, eight judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and five of the Lahore High Court (LHC) have received the suspicious letters.
CJP Isa's remark came during the hearing of SC's suo motu notice taken on the letter written by Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges that cites complaints of interference in judicial affairs by intelligence agencies.
CJP gave this statement after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Supreme Court on Thursday, attended by Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar and Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to hold a meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faiz Isa today, on the matter related to the IHC Judges' letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), as reported by ARY News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is considering seeking the recusal of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa from any bench hearing matters related to him or his party, after expressing mistrust in Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq, The Express Tribu
The SC, presided over by CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, took up the plea filed by Ali Khan, aiming to declare the general elections of February 8 as void.
The spokesperson for United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, on Friday said the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has suggested holding a referendum in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Following a "raid" at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan's home, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has arrived at the latter's residence per the Chief Justice of Pakistan's (CJP) directive on Saturday, ARY News reported.