A five-judge larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has resumed the listening to towards Pakistan Tehreeek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on the charge of contempt of court for threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry at some point of a public rally.
Ministers and MPs of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were prevented from getting into the IHC, who have gathered outside the court, showcasing harmony and assist for the PTI Chairman.
Furthermore, a massive amount of police personnels have been appointed on the event of Imran Khan’s look in court. While PTI Chairman upon his arrival in the court, stated that he will be addressing media after the hearing.
Hours earlier than a five-judge large bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) used to be to resume listening to of a contempt of court case in opposition to former prime minister Imran Khan, the PTI chairmen on Thursday morning filed a miscellaneous application before the court searching for permission to post written arguments in the case.
In his clean plea, Imran Khan argued that the excessive courtroom can’t exercising suo moto jurisdiction as per the Constitution. The arguments on the inadmissibility of the contempt case ought to be stored on record.
“The written arguments will additionally be defined at some stage in the route of the proceedings,” study the plea.
IHC in its preceding listening to on Aug 31 gave PTI Chairman some other hazard to publish a “well-considered” response in the contempt complaints initiated in opposition to him for his controversial remarks about Judge Zeba Chaudhry.
The PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday submitted a supplementary reply in contempt of court case in opposition to him.
Former prime minister, in his reply expressed deep regrets over his accidental utterances and stated that he should now not suppose of speakme some thing towards the judiciary.
He in addition stated that his phrases had been now not supposed to harm the emotions of Judge Zeba Chaudhry. “The utterances had been by no means intended to intervene with or in any way impact the path of administration of justice,” he said.
The former premier similarly stated that he had high-quality regard for the decrease judiciary and that he supported women’s rights in Pakistan.
Imran Khan stated that he was once “not aware” that the rely was once sub-judice when he made the remark and delivered that he used to be moved through the visuals of Shahbaz Gill gasping for breath.
However, he advised the court docket to discharge him from the case beneath the Islamic ideas of forgiveness and restraint.
