Islamabad: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan A court here on Monday shrugged off contempt charges after a show-cause notice issued to her for ‘threatening’ a woman judge was withdrawn.
69 years old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insafi (PTI) The chief appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, where the matter was heard by a five-member larger bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, comprising Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Miyangul Hasan Aurangzeb, Tariq Mahmood. Jahangiri was involved. and Babur Sattar.
During the hearing, Chief Justice Minallah said the bench was satisfied with the apology and Khan’s conduct, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.
During a rally in Islamabad on August 20, Khan had threatened to register a case against top police officials, the Election Commission and political opponents for the treatment of his colleague Shahbaz Gill. rebellion,
He had also raised objections to Additional Sessions Judge Jeba Choudhary, who, on the request of the Capital Territory Police, granted two days physical custody of Gill and said he should “prepare himself as action will be taken against him”.
Hours after the speech, Khan was booked for threatening the police, judiciary and other state institutions at his rally.
Last month, Khan apologized before the IHC for his controversial remarks against the woman judge and promised that he would not repeat it in future.
“I am sorry if I have crossed a red line,” Khan told the bench, adding that it was expected that he would be formally convicted in the contempt proceedings.
In an affidavit submitted to the court two days ago, Khan had assured the court that he would do nothing in future that would hurt the dignity of any court and judiciary, especially the lower judiciary.
Khan had also said that he would strictly abide by what he had said before the court in the last hearing and said that he was ready to take further action in this regard to satisfy the court.
The deposed prime minister further said that he is “ready to apologize” if the judge feels he has crossed the “red line”.
Three days ago, Khan had also appeared before the trial court in Islamabad to personally apologize to Judge Chaudhry, who was not present there at the time.
Khan was ousted in April after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, which he accused of a US-led conspiracy to target Russia, China and Afghanistan because of his independent foreign policy decisions. was part of.
The cricketer-turned-politician, who came to power in 2018, is the only Pakistani prime minister to be ousted in a no-confidence motion in parliament.
69 years old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insafi (PTI) The chief appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, where the matter was heard by a five-member larger bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, comprising Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Miyangul Hasan Aurangzeb, Tariq Mahmood. Jahangiri was involved. and Babur Sattar.
During the hearing, Chief Justice Minallah said the bench was satisfied with the apology and Khan’s conduct, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.
During a rally in Islamabad on August 20, Khan had threatened to register a case against top police officials, the Election Commission and political opponents for the treatment of his colleague Shahbaz Gill. rebellion,
He had also raised objections to Additional Sessions Judge Jeba Choudhary, who, on the request of the Capital Territory Police, granted two days physical custody of Gill and said he should “prepare himself as action will be taken against him”.
Hours after the speech, Khan was booked for threatening the police, judiciary and other state institutions at his rally.
Last month, Khan apologized before the IHC for his controversial remarks against the woman judge and promised that he would not repeat it in future.
“I am sorry if I have crossed a red line,” Khan told the bench, adding that it was expected that he would be formally convicted in the contempt proceedings.
In an affidavit submitted to the court two days ago, Khan had assured the court that he would do nothing in future that would hurt the dignity of any court and judiciary, especially the lower judiciary.
Khan had also said that he would strictly abide by what he had said before the court in the last hearing and said that he was ready to take further action in this regard to satisfy the court.
The deposed prime minister further said that he is “ready to apologize” if the judge feels he has crossed the “red line”.
Three days ago, Khan had also appeared before the trial court in Islamabad to personally apologize to Judge Chaudhry, who was not present there at the time.
Khan was ousted in April after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, which he accused of a US-led conspiracy to target Russia, China and Afghanistan because of his independent foreign policy decisions. was part of.
The cricketer-turned-politician, who came to power in 2018, is the only Pakistani prime minister to be ousted in a no-confidence motion in parliament.