IHC to hear contempt plea against Maryam, Shahid Khaqan tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday fixed contempt of court plea for hearing against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on November 26, ARY News reported.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah will hear the case on Friday, November 26.

A female lawyer, Kulsoom Khaliq, had moved IHC against Maryam and Abbasi over their derogatory remarks against the judiciary.

After the statement of former CJ GB, the former prime minister said, why Saqib Nisar cannot be jailed if Nawaz Sharif can, the applicant said in her plea. Both Maryam and Abbasi tried to scandalize the judiciary through their outburst after the statement.

Background

Former CJ Gilgit Baltistan last week had claimed former CJP Saqib Nisar had asked a high court judge to keep Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz Sharif in jail till the 2018 general elections.

The former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice retired Saqib Nisar termed the claims of ex-CJ GB as a blatant lie.

Exclusively talking to ARY News, the former top judge said, “Rana Shamim asked me for extension of his tenure as CJ GB, which I didn’t approve.” Nisar said Rana Shamim complained once against not giving him an extension.

Later, Ex-chief justice (CJ) Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Supreme Court Rana Shamim has said that he stands by his statement against Pakistan’s former top judge, Saqib Nisar.

“I stand by my statement which I gave to journalist Ansar Abbasi against former CJP Justice retired Saqib Nisar,” ex-CJ GB Rana Shamim said while exclusively talking to ARY News.

Reacting to the demand for an extension by him, Rana Shamim said the then CJP Sadiq Nisar did not have the right to extend my services.

The Supreme Courts of GB and AJK are not subordinates of SCP, he added.