Pakistan's top court Sunday said it had begun reviewing statements made by a judge alleging the country's spy agencies were influencing judicial proceedings, as the powerful military called for an investigation.

Pakistan's July 25 general elections have been hit by accusations of pre-poll rigging with ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party accusing the military of influencing the judiciary to deny it a second term.

Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui accused the country's premier spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), of interfering in legal cases.

Since Sharif was ousted by the Supreme Court last year, four party candidates have been barred from contesting the elections.

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