A letter by the Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has been written to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi inquiring about certain factors—expected to be answered publicly regarding. These six questions would address “pressing institutional concerns”, it emerged on Friday. This letter dates back to 4th September, 2025.
Justice Shah said he was reluctantly writing it in “discharge of an unavoidable institutional duty”, adding that what compelled him was “your (CJP’s) persistent and complete indifference”. The judge wrote that his “repeated letters and written communications to you (CJP) on the undermentioned issues have gone unanswered and undiscussed; not once have I received a reply-neither in writing nor verbally”, adding that such silence from the chief justice to the senior puisne judge was “not merely discourteous; it undermines the collegial traditions of this court and violates the institutional courtesy without which a constitutional court cannot function”.
