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New full bench formed to hear contempt pleas against Sharifs
ISLAMABAD: A new bench to hear the contempt of court cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz was formed on Saturday. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali formed the full bench under the leadership of Justice Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, after the full bench formed earlier was dissolved. […]
ISLAMABAD: A new bench to hear the contempt of court cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz was formed on Saturday.
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali formed the full bench under the leadership of Justice Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, after the full bench formed earlier was dissolved. Justice Shahid Mobeen and Justice Atir Mehmood are also part of the bench. Justice Mubeen will take Justice Bilal’s position on the bench who has been transferred to the Multan bench.
The previous bench was formed on March 19 to hear petitions against the ‘anti-judiciary’ speeches of Sharifs and other Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders.
The petitioners contend that the PML-N leadership had been making derogatory speeches against Supreme Court judges after verdict in Panama Papers case that led to Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification.
The pleas further stated that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) also did nothing to stop live telecast and broadcast of such speeches.
Interestingly, the Supreme Court has already rejected similar petitions to initiate contempt cases against Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and others including Captain (r) Safdar.
Published in Daily Times, April 1st 2018.
