Pak body wants judge out for criticising ISI

ISLAMABAD

: A constitutional body in Pakistan on Thursday recommended the removal of a high court judge for his scathing remarks against the country's powerful spy agency ISI, the first such case in nearly five decades.


The Supreme Judicial Council recommended to remove

Islamabad high court

Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who was facing a case of alleged misconduct over his controversial speech targeting the ISI. Justice Siddiqui while addressing the

Rawalpindi District Bar Association

on July 21 had alleged that the ISI was manipulating judicial proceedings to constitute panel of judges to get favourable decisions.

The army had asked the CJ of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of the remarks after IHC CJ Anwar Kansi rejected the allegations against Siddique.

The SJC said Siddiqui's conduct was unbecoming of a judge. Siddiqui's lawyer Hamid Khan said that he will take the matter to the SC.