ISLAMABAD – Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Courtexpressed his displeasure over the alleged interference of secret agenciesin the state affairs, saying they should focus on country’s defense.

Hearing the case of missing persons, the high court judge appealed to Chiefof Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for “barring his persons fromintervention in the matters of other institutions,” adding that the armychief should take notice of the alarming situation, reported an Urduwebsite.

He claimed “Judges’ lives are in danger as their telephones are beingtapped by the officials of the security agencies”.

Addressing a representative of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), whoappeared in the court, Justice Siddiqui said: “Yours personnel try to forma court bench of their own wish and the army chief should be aware of themisdeeds committed by them”.

“Enforced disappearance of citizens, businessmen, and other influentialpersons has become a routine in the capital city”, he lamented in thewritten orders.

Saying the secret agencies should not cross the constitutional limits, theIHC judge ordered that interference in affairs of the judiciary, executivesand other departments should be restrained.

A concept of state within the state should be eliminated, he said, besideswarning that such situation would be disastrous for both army and state.

He ordered to send the copy of court ruling to the army chief, ISI directorgeneral, secretary defense and Secretary interior.

A recovered person Rab Nawaz, during the hearing, told the court that hewas taken by unknown persons after being blindfolded.

Justice Siddiqui remarked that police officials are helpless in front ofthe security agencies. Expressing resentment over Islamabad’s SSPInvestigation Zubair Sheikh, he said that a officer who has no courage forspeaking truth should not be part of police.