Supreme Court of Pakistan On Friday Contempt of court Senator in the case Faisal Vawda and Member of the National Assembly Mustafa Kamal Accepting the unconditional apology, issued a show-cause notice to the TV channels broadcasting the press conference.
Senator Faisal Vawda had severely criticized the judges during a press conference in Islamabad on May 15 and said that ‘If someone throws a turban in Pakistan, we will make a football out of their turbans.’
On this press conference, the Supreme Court took suo motu notice on May 16 and fixed it for hearing the next day.
On May 17, during the hearing of this case, the Supreme Court also issued a contempt of court notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Mustafa Kamal.
who had said in a press conference on May 16 that ‘the court sent an elected prime minister home for holding an iqama, how can judges hold dual citizenship if politicians cannot hold it.’
Faisal Vawda had apologized unconditionally to the Supreme Court in the contempt of court case on June 26, saying that he leaves himself at the mercy of the court. At the same time, he requested that the court proceedings against him be terminated.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa today heard the contempt of court case against Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal.
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During the hearing, Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal came to the rostrum, on which Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa addressed them and said that both of you are MPs, MPs should be more careful.
The Chief Justice further said that ‘If there is no House, there will be no country.’
On which Faisal Vawda said in front of the court that ‘I respect the judiciary a lot and will continue to do so.’
Talking to Faisal Vawda, the Chief Justice said that ‘If you had not held a press conference, no one else would have responded.’
At the same time, he said: ‘I am responsible for myself, I cannot say anything about another judge.’
During the hearing, Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal sought an unconditional apology from the Supreme Court, which was accepted by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court said: ‘I hope Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal will be careful in the future.’
Along with this, the Supreme Court issued a contempt of court show cause notice to the TV channels that conducted the press conference of the two leaders and asked the TV channels to submit a written and signed response to the show cause notice.
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2024-10-05 21:20:38
