Probing judges by PAC akin to open war with judiciary.

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chairman and former federal interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Tuesday that holding inquiry of judges by the Public Accounts Committee and the threats to judges were equivalent to an open war with the judiciary. In a message on the social media website Twitter, the former interior minister said for how long the judiciary would remain patient and eventually the constitution would have to be implemented. "Neither they will furnish the record nor will they provide funds (for elections)," he said. They would not hold elections and force the judiciary to take a constitutional decision. The AML head said the prime minister was busy attending coronation of the UK king...

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