Threatening letters to SC judges: CTD Islamabad registers FIR

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station on Wednesday registered a first information report (FIR) regarding the threatening letters to Supreme Court judges on a complaint of in-charge of the Supreme Court’s Research and Investigation (R&I) branch.

The FIR has been registered under sections 7 and 507 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

According to the FIR, regular mail containing four envelopes was received by the secretaries of the justices concerned.

According to the FIR, the envelopes were addressed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan and three other judges.

Khurram Shehzad, the administrative in-charge, reported via phone on April 3 that these envelopes contained a white powder-like substance, the FIR said.

The letters were attributed to two individuals, identified as Gulshad Khatun and Sajjad Hussain, both of whom remain unknown.

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According to the FIR, the letters were intended to instigate fear and panic among the recipients.

Investigations are ongoing to identify the perpetrators and ascertain the nature of the substance contained in the envelopes, police sources said.

The motive behind the threatening letters sent to Supreme Court judges appears to be related to allegations of interference in judicial affairs by intelligence agencies.

Earlier, Islamabad High Court six judges alleged interference and influence in judicial matters by intelligence agencies.

This has raised serious concerns about the independence of the judiciary and the safety of the judges involved.

The Supreme Court has already taken up the issue after former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani recused himself from heading a one-member commission formed by the federal government to probe the matter.