Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Ali Baqar Najafi on Friday became the latest jurist to receive a “suspicious” letter, according to an official.
On Tuesday, it emerged letters were delivered to all eight Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges the day before in white envelopes sealed with cello-tape. The names of the judges and the address of the IHC were written on the envelopes. Sources said the letters had carried a threatening sign and accused the judges of being responsible for problems faced by the people of Pakistan.
The letters were issued with the incomplete address of the sender, the FIR said. The letters while giving reference to Tehreek-i-Namoos Pakistan criticised the justice system, it said, adding that a particular photo and English word “Bacillus Anthracis” were included in the letters for the threat.
The next day, similar letters arrived in the Supreme Court and the LHC prompting the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) to register two cases in Islamabad and Lahore.
The letters sent by an unknown group threatened the judges of the Supreme Court for “rescuing evil”. Suspicious powder was found inside the envelopes and sent to the forensic lab.
At the LHC, the judges who received the letters were Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, senior puisne judge Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, Justice Aalia Neelum, and Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh.
