ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday served notices to respondents in an appeal of federal government against the order of Islamabad High Court (IHC) related to the alleged audio leaks of Najam us Saqib and Bushra Bibi.
The top court also suspended the order of IHC dated June 25, and stopped its proceeding into the matter till further orders.
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Amin ud Din Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan heard the case.
The apex court, in its order regarding the hearing, said that the Additional Attorney General has stated that the proceedings of the IHC have not been finalized. The high court has exceeded the jurisdiction of Article 199, the principles have been laid down in two decisions of the Supreme Court that the high court cannot take suo-moto notices by itself.
It said that the court was told that the five questions decided in the hearing of the high court on May 31, were not the case of the petitioners. It was also told that the high court could not investigate.
The Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman told the court during the hearing that in the order of the IHC of May 29, the authorities were stopped from phone tapping and CDR. Due to the order the institutions are unable to do counter intelligence and caught terrorists.
The court said in its order that the order of the IHC dated 29 May 2024 was reviewed. This order was not extended in the next court proceedings, so they are not suspending the order, it added.
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