Pakistan's SC stops judicial probe into audio leaks involving top court's judges

Updated: May 26 2023 10:46PM

Islamabad, May 26 (PTI) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday stopped a judicial probe from investigating the audio leaks involving, among others, judges of the top court.

A five-member bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Shahid Waheed issued their reserved verdict.

The bench in the order also suspended the operation of the federal government’s notification on the constitution of a judicial panel.

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