Interference of executive in judicial affairs intolerable: CJP Isa

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday said that “interference by the executive in the affairs and judicial workings of judges will not be tolerated” following a controversy over alleged interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus.

The remarks were made in a press release from the Supreme Court after a second full court meeting today in the aftermath of a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Legal experts highlighted that the meeting was far from ordinary...