IHC's eight judges receive suspicious letters, case registered under ATA

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Eight judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday received suspicious letters and powder was found when they were opened.

The anonymous letters titled 'Nuqsandeh' (harmful) were sent by a woman and the court staffer felt irritation when he opened the letters.

According to sources, the affected official immediately used the sanitizer and washed their hands and mouth. Meanwhile, the police registered a case under the sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act on the orders of the IHC administration.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq also confirmed the incident. He said that he had also received letters. "Basically, the IHC has been threatened," he observed.