Contempt of court: LHC summons Ahsan Iqbal on May 7
The plaintiff requested the court to launch contempt of court case against Ahsan.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday has summoned Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on May 7 on a contempt of court petitions.
Full-member bench headed by Justice Muzahir Ali Akbar heard the case during which, Plaintiff’s lawyer Azhar Siddiq said that Iqbal criticized judiciary and used indecent language against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar.
He further said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had on-aired his speech despite ban. He requested the court to launch contempt of court case against Ahsan Iqbal and ordered PEMRA to stop broadcast of such speeches.
Earlier, the claimant had also appealed to disqualify the interior minister under article 63, 64 and took back all the salary and other incentives from him that he received from 2008 to 2018.
It is pertinent to mention here that the court had imposed a 15-day ban on airing anti-judiciary speeches of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and others.
Azhar Siddiq Advocate argued that the anti-judiciary speeches of Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz are being on-aired on television channels which comes under contempt of court.
After the decision of Panama Leaks case, Sharif family and PML-N leaders are openly criticizing the judiciary, he added.
