SHC to hear contempt plea petition against PM
PM in Peshawar had said judges were under pressure and did not convict terrorists.
KARACHI (Web Desk) - The Sindh High Court (SHC) will hear a contempt of court petition against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
According to Media Reports, a bench of the SHC headed by Justice Azhar Rizvi will hear the petition on October 14.
The petition was filed by SHC Chief Justice Maqbool Baqir on Friday over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s statement that the judges in Karachi were under pressure.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his address in Peshawar the previous day had said that judges were afraid to award sentences to the terrorists and that they acquitted the accused despite having sufficient evidence.
The judges are under pressure as the terrorists issued threats to them in case of they were convicted.
