LAHORE : Former Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday appeared beforeLahore High Court (LHC) in contempt of court case.

During the hearing, ex-minister’s press conference was played. InteriorMinister Ahsan Iqbal was grilled in the court for giving a rise to anabominable environment in the country where people are casually disgracingjudiciary in the streets.

The three-member bench, headed by Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi,stated that the judiciary’s verdict in Panama case is being termed asunfair but the verdicts in the Hudaibiya and Khawaja Asif disqualificationcase are being deemed ideal.

Justice Mazahar Ali reproved Ahsan and asked “who – judiciary or you- isresponsible for this predicament in the country?

The bench also reprimanded the contemptuous remarks of the PML-N leadersDaniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry and Maryam Aurangziab.

The counsel of Ahsan Iqbal said that his client didn’t commit contempt ofcourt; it was rather a complaint in response to Chief Justice’s remarksabout his (Ahsan’s) role in appointing a woman vice-chancellor to auniversity.

Ahsan’s counsel asked the bench to withdraw the contempt notice against theformer minister.

The bench later adjourned the hearing till June 11.

In the previous hearing, LHC asked Ahsan Iqbal to submit a written responseabout his contemptuous statement.

Advocate Azhar Siddique the petitioner’s counsel pleaded to the court thatthe federal minister delivered anti judiciary speech which was aired atdifferent channels. The petition against the former minister contended thatAhsan’s speech is equivalent to contempt of the court.