ISLAMABAD - Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui has bee removed from the post of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judge by President of Pakistan.
The decision came in the light of a recommendation by the Supreme Judicial Council, read an official notification issued Thursday.
"Consequent upon proceedings under Article 209(5) and recommendations of the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan under Article 209(6) read with Article 48(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973...... The President of Pakistan has been pleased to remove Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, Judge, Islamabad High Court, Islamabad, from his office with immediate effect," read the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Judicial Council recommended removal of Justice Siddiqui from his office over his controversial speech before the District Bar Association, Rawalpindi on 21 July, 2018.