ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has accepted for hearing a contempt of court petition against ousted premier Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz.
The petition accused the former premier and his daughter of spreading hatred about the courts following the supreme court’s (SC) verdict in the Panama Paper case that had disqualified Nawaz.
It pointed out that both the father and daughter passed anti-judiciary remarks during their speeches at the Kot Momin rally and Punjab House.
Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) has also been made a party in the case along with other respondents.
The petition also stated that Nawaz had committed contempt of court during a speech in Lahore on August 25, 2017
A contempt of court case must be filed against Nawaz and Maryam, it pleaded.
It is not the first time Nawaz is being accused of passing anti-judiciary statements. In December last year, the IHC had admitted a similar contempt petition against him.
