ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is taking up for hearing today the contempt of court petition against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for violating the top court’s May 25 order.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, is hearing the petition filed by the government last week. Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi are the part of the five-member bench.
The interior ministry filed an application against Imran Khan on October 12 for violating the Supreme Court’s order on May 25 during PTI’s ‘Haqiqi Azadi March’.
The petition says that Imran Khan is yet to stage another march on Islamabad in defiance of the apex court’s order.
In its petition, the federal government told the apex court that the PTI chief is making announcements of marching towards Islamabad, which was a violation of a court order.
“Imran Khan is making announcements to attack Islamabad,” says the plea. It urged the Supreme Court to direct the PTI chief to ensure the implementation of its orders related to protests and sit-ins.
