ISLAMABAD: The security of district judges in the federal capital has been withdrawn.
According to a private TV channel, Islamabad Police took back the security personnel and gunmen assigned to district judges.
District and Sessions Judge Islamabad, Nasir Javed, took notice of the security withdrawal and issued a showcause notice to the DIG Security.
The court has summoned the DIG Operations in person and ordered him to explain the reasons for withdrawing the judges’ security.
Earlier, the Ministry of Interior had issued orders to provide security to retired Supreme Court judges. Each retired judge will be provided three police officers for 24-hour security.
The ministry sent directives to the Chief Commissioner, IG Islamabad, and the Additional Chief Secretaries (Home Departments) and IGPs of all four provinces.
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The Registrar of the Supreme Court had written on September 5 to provide lifetime security to retired judges and their widows. On September 17, in a follow-up letter, the Registrar withdrew the instructions to provide security to judges’ widows.
Following the Supreme Court’s September 5 letter, the Ministry of Interior gave it top priority on September 11 and ordered immediate security arrangements. Later, the ministry issued a notification regarding security provision in line with the Supreme Court’s second letter.
