ISLAMABAD- Senator Nehal Hashmi attempted to verbally apologise for hisremarks once again before the court, but Chief Justice (CJP) Mian SaqibNisar asked him to submit a written apology instead.
“I am ashamed of my behaviour,” Hashmi had said before the court,requesting the bench to exercise forgiveness. “In the future, I will try tobe careful even in the privacy of my home. I will make an effort to notutter words that offend others even inside my car.”
Yeaterday the court had directed the presidents of the Supreme Court BarAssociation (SCBA) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) to appear before it todayand give their opinions on whether Hashmi’s licence should be revoked overhis anti-judiciary statements or not.
SCBA President Kalim Khursheed told the court he had “no words that couldexplain the situation”. He assured the SC he would keep fighting for thecourt’s survival. Although Khursheed contended that what had happened waswrong, he urged the court to forgive Hashmi, citing the example of HazratAli (RA) who had forgiven his enemy after defeating him in war.
“No normal person could have issued such a statement. Only a confused orcrazy person could have said the things that Hashmi said,” PBCVice-Chairman Advocate Ahsan Bhoon said, adding that he believes the SCshould forgive the former senator.