LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has disposed off the contempt petitionagainst Former Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
LHC dismissed contempt of court notice against former interior ministerAhsan Iqbal.
A three-member full bench headed by Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi heardthe case.
Iqbal appeared before the court. Conversing with him, the judge remarked,“You are an educated and sensible person. You should be a role model forthe public. Do not engage in such activity again.”
“Whatever I said was uttered in emotions. My remarks were not related tothis institution,” said Ahsan.
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Talking to media, the PML-N leader asserted that courts are the last havenof justice. “The judges supported my stance. We have always obeyed thejudiciary,” he said.
Iqbal went on to say that their government never asked for funds for anydevelopmental project.
“Elimination power crisis was the priority of our government. We worked forwater, energy and food security. The government should completed thedevelopmental projects seriously. In our tenure, a road show was heldpertaining to the projects while 12000 MW electricity projects were alsoinstalled,” asserted Ahsan.
