Anti-Judiciary remarks

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday indicted former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi in a case pertaining to anti-judiciary remarks. The court read out charges against Abidi who pleaded not guilty and opted to contest them. It directed the prosecution to present its witnesses on next hearing to record their testimonies against him. A lawyer representing him told the judge that his client isn’t well and therefore, be shifted to hospital for treatment. The court ordered a second…

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday has been petitioned against the ‘anti-judiciary’ speeches delivered by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders. The petition has been submitted by a civilian, seeking contempt proceedings against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, PML-N MNA Talal Chaudhry and Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah over their ‘excessive’ criticism on the judiciary. The petitioner has adopted a stance that the ruling party leaders slandering judiciary in their…