On Sunday, the Pak military released a statement calling for the initiation of appropriate process to ascertain the authenticity of the allegations leveled by Justice Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui at the Inter-Services Intelligence
...the Pak military
intelligenceagency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir...
(ISI).
"In order to safeguard the sanctity and credibility of the state institutions, Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistain has been requested to initiate appropriate process to ascertain the veracity of the allegations and take actions accordingly," added the ISI's public relations.
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar responded to Siddiqui's remarks by calling on the Pakistain Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to present the complete record of his remarks.
On Saturday, Siddiqui said that the ISI had manipulated judicial proceedings in several cases, such as the ouster of premier Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...He also claimed that the ISI had asked him to provide assurance that Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law would remain in jail until July 25 which coincides with the country's elections
Sharif and his daughter Maryam were nabbed
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
upon arrival in Pakistain on July 13.
Siddiqui also claimed that the ISI had offered him the position of chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.
On Wednesday, Siddiqui chided the ISI and police over alleged forced abductions, accusing the security apparatus of breaking the law.