INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui alleged that ISI was manipulating judicial proceedings in several cases.Islamabad: The Pakistan Army today
asked the Supreme Court to take action, a day after a high court judge accused the ISI of meddling in the affairs of the judiciary and
pressuring the chief justice and other judges to get favourable verdicts.Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court had
alleged that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was manipulating judicial proceedings in several cases, including that of ousted premier
Nawaz Sharif."Their (ISI) personnel get benches formed at their will," Mr Siddiqui had alleged.Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor in
a statement said that an "honourable judge" had leveled serious allegations against state institutions, including judiciary and the premier
intelligence agency."In order to safeguard the sanctity and credibility of the state institutions, honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan has
been requested to initiate appropriate process to ascertain the veracity of the allegations and take actions accordingly," he said in the
statement.Earlier Chief Justice Saqib Nisar also took serious notice of Siddiqui's remarks.The top judge also ordered the Pakistan
Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to provide the complete record of the speech.Mr Siddiqui also claimed that he was approached
by the ISI with an offer to make him the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.
