Islamabad (HRNW) Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan to appear before the court on August 31 to submit a reply on the contempt of court case filed against him.
A three-member IHC bench headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard the contempt of court case hearing against Imran Khan. The other two judges on the bench are Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Babar Sattar.
During the proceedings, Justice Kayani said that Imran Khan’s allegation applies to the entire judicial system and not just a fellow judge.
The court served a show cause notice to the PTI lead to explain his remarks against a woman magistrate and police top brass during a recent speech in the federal capital.
The case has been forwarded to the chief justice IHC with the request to form an even larger bench to hear the case.
The court said that the entire judicial system has been put at stake.
How the state institutions would serve the public if they are not allowed to work, the court asked.
These remarks are to defame the entire judiciary, the justice said.
If such an environment is being created then no one will be able to work, he said.
The court said that remarks were made about a female judge who is currently hearing multiple cases.
Are they going to make speeches against everyone who gives a verdict against them? the court asked.
The court asked the advocate general if it should issue a notice to Imran and hear his point of view, or should it directly issue a show-cause notice.
Prima facie, this calls for show-cause notice, Advocate General Jahangir Jadoon replied.