Army approaches Supreme Court over claims against spy agency

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to ascertain the veracity of allegations leveled against the country’s premier spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), by Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui.
“An honorable judge of the Islamabad High Court… has leveled serious allegations against state institutions, including honorary judiciary and the premier state intelligence agency,” the military’s media wing said in a statement.
“In order to safeguard the sanctity and credibility of the state institutions, the Honourable Supreme Court… has been requested… to ascertain the veracity of the allegations and take actions accordingly.”
On Saturday, Siddiqui said ISI officers were manipulating judicial proceedings and were trying to ensure that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz remained behind bars until the July 25 elections.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Sunday, said in a press release that the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has taken serious notice of a speech delivered by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, “Chief Justice of Pakistan has dispelled this impression and called for complete record of the speech from PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority.)”