Contempt of court case against Nawaz Sharif and family dismissed by Supreme Court
A petition filed by a habitual petitioner, Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi for the court to take action against Sharif and his family members for anti-judiciary remarks during Panama case verdict.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar said, "The statements against judiciary will be examined at an appropriate time."
CJP Nisar also said that the former PM had used inappropriate words against the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and not the court so it cannot be considered contempt of court.
Well, this isn't the first time that Naqvi has filed a contempt petition against some politician. Earlier, he filled petition against Sharif brothers, Javed Hashmi, Railway Minister Saad Rafiq, Daniyal Aziz and many others.
Besides, disposing of this contempt petition, the contempt cases against late former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Syed Iqbal Haider were also declared ineffective and disposed of.
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First published: 13 March 2018, 14:20 IST