ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday admitted for hearinga petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against former primeminister Nawaz Sharif for his alleged derogatory remarks against thejudiciary.
A single bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq gave approval for thepetition which states that Sharif has been uttering, issuing statementsagainst the judiciary. The petitioner said these statements were, primafacie, amounted to committing contempt of court.
Justice Farooq had reserved the decision regarding admissibility of thepeition after it was filed on February 26.
The court verdict states the Constitution of Pakistan does not allow anyoneto violate laws and code of conduct. The court admitting the plea soughtreply from Information secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media RegulatoryAuthority (Pemra) and Press Council of Pakistan until April 19.
The former prime minister and other leaders of the Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N), including Maryam Nawaz, have been expressed concernsover the court decisions following the disqualification of Sharif in thepanamagate verdict.
Recently, the Supreme Court took suo motu notice of anti-judiciary rant byInterior Minister for State Tallal Chaudhry and Daniyal Aziz and summonedboth of them. The apex court has announced to indict Chaudhry on March 14in the contempt case.