ISLAMABAD (Republic news) – In a significant development on Friday, the Supreme Court has halted the operations of the audio leaks investigation commission following the order issued on the petitions filed by Imran Khan and others.
The five-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, delivered the decision, with Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Shahid Waheed, and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi announced the verdict it had reserved earlier.
The judgment, relying heavily on the principle of separation of powers, stated, “In as much as the Federal Government appeared to have acted unilaterally in this matter, a constitutional principle of the highest importance had been, prima facie, breached”.
“In the circumstances, till the next date of hearing, the operation of the impugned notification … issued by the Federal Government is suspended as is the order made by the Commission and in consequence thereof proceedings of the Commission are stayed,” the judgment read.
