LHC directs PM Office to bar agencies from approaching, contacting ‘any judge’

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to issue instructions to all civil and military agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau and Inter-Services Intelligence, against contacting or approaching “any judge” or member of their staff.

Justice Shahid Karim issued the directions in a written order — which emerged on Saturday — on a complaint filed by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) judge in Sargodha against harassment after he allegedly refused to meet officials of an intelligence agency.