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SC to hear Malik Riaz contempt case today

Dunya News

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court will hear Malik Riaz contempt case today.

The three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Mian Shakir Ullah Jan, will start hearing of contempt case against Malik Riaz today.Malik Riaz is facing contempt charges over a press conference wherein he scandalised and ridiculed the judiciary on the issue of Arsalan Iftikhar, son of the chief justice.During previous two hearings, Malik Riaz took the stance that no lawyer was ready to take his case upon which the court had granted him time till today to engage a counsel.The sources said that Malik Riaz has engaged Dr Abdul Basit to contest his contempt of court case in the Supreme Court. He (Dr Basit) will appear in the court today.