IHCBA slams campaign against IHC judge

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) called an emergency meeting on a social media campaign against Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of the Islamabad High Court.

An emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association will be held on July 9 (tomorrow).

In a statement, the IHCBA condemned the campaign as malicious, adding Justice Jahangiri is an able and hardworking judge. The IHCBA said Justice Jahangiri had a distinguished career as a lawyer and deputy attorney general. The IHCBA strongly believes in the independence and autonomy of the judiciary, the statement concluded.