After IHC, 4 SC and 4 LHC judges also receive ‘threatening letters’

In a shocking development, four judges of the Supreme Court and another four judges from the Lahore High Court received threatening letters on Wednesday.

Four SC judges including Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa were sent the suspicious letters on April 1.

The letters were also sent to Justices Athar Minallah, Jamal Mandokhail, and Aminuddin Khan.

The letters carry the danger symbol along with a suspicious powder. All letters have now been handed to the Counter Terrorism Department.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Registrar’s Office on Wednesday said that four of its judges have received threatening letters.

 The four judges include  Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan, Justice Alia Neelum and Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh.

The three high court judges, Justice Khan, Justice Hasan and Justice Neelum, are the members of the administrative body. 

Following the development, the counter-terrorism department officials were called the LHC where security has been tightened. 

As reported, a forensic team has also reached the court to examine the suspicious letters.

Investigations into the matter are underway while the CCTV cameras placed around the high court are also being checked.

On the other hand, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) registered a case against some unknown suspects for threatening the judges of Islamabad High Court.

The case has been registered under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act and Section 507 of the Pakistan Penal Code, based on the government’s complaint.

The complaint was filed by IHC clerk Qadeer Ahmed.

The complaint stated that he distributed eight envelopes addressed to the eight judges through Naib Qasid Akramullah.

As reported, the letters, addressed to the IHC judges, do not bear the sender’s address who introduces herself as Ms Resham, the wife of Waqar Hussain.

According to a news source, when the staff of one of the judges opened the envelope, they found a mysterious powder-like substance inside.

Following the receipt of the letters, the Islamabad Police Chief and DIG Security were immediately summoned by the high court.

The investigators took the sample of toxic chemicals and it would be sent to the National Forensic Science Laboratory Islamabad.