The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday took suo moto notice of a press conference held by Senator Faisal Vawda who demanded evidence of interference in the judiciary.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Irfan Saadat and Justice Naeem Akhtar will hear the suo moto case on Friday, the sources privy to the development added.
During the presser on Wednesday, Senator Faisal Vawda critisised the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges. “15 days have passed but no details were shared by the IHC judges to support the claims of alleged interference,” the Senator said in response to the IHC judges’ letter, alleging interference in the judicial affairs by the security agencies.
Earlier in the day, the IHC Registrar’s office responded to the letter of Faisal Vawda, seeking the release of communications between Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Babar Sattar concerning the green card controversy.
