KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Saturday, by admitting a petition seeking to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announced to hear it on October 14.
A civil rights campaigner, Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi approached the SHC seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the prime minister for reportedly using contemptuous language against Karachi judges.
Naqvi stated that Prime Minister Sharif’s statement that “even judges were afraid of making decisions in Karachi” during a visit to Peshawar was contemptuous.
He claimed the prime minister used contemptuous language against Karachi Judges, therefore, by contemplating judiciary, he did not fulfill the requirements of the article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
Naqvi said that such a statement was tantamount to disgracing the judges and it comes within the ambit of the contempt of court.
He prayed to the court to disqualify Premier Sharif as Member National Assembly (MNA) and Prime Minister of Pakistan and initiate contempt proceedings against him.
Accepting the petition, the court said it will hear it on October 14
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