The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to instruct all intelligence agencies not to contact any member of the judiciary.
Justice Shahid Karim issued a four-page written interim order on Saturday in the Sargodha’s ATC judge harassment case.
On June 12, the LHC Chief Justice took notice of the incident based on the complaint of District & Sessions Judge (D&SJ) Muhammad Abbas, who said he faced harassment from an ISI official because he refused to meet in his chambers.
The suo motu notice was taken by former LHC chief justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan on the ATC judge’s complaint. However, Justice Karim took over the proceedings after Shahzad Ahmad’s elevation to the Supreme Court.
The written order states that no agency should “approach or contact” a judge, whether of the superior or subordinate judiciary, or any member of their staff in the future.
Justice Karim also said that the judges of ATC across Punjab are directed to download a call recording application to record all the calls they receive.
