PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday submitted a supplementary reply in response to the show-cause notice issued to him by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for threatening a judge in which he expressed “deep regret” over his “unintentional utterances” during a rally in Islamabad on August 20
The former prime minister appreciated the court’s observations made in the last hearing and the opportunity given to him to submit a “well-considered” response.
The PTI chairman’s controversial remarks about district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had approved his chief of staff, Shahbaz Gill’s physical remand in a sedition case, sparked a strong reaction and a terror case was filed against him.
The IHC also took notice of the matter and summoned the PTI chairman to appear before it on August 31.
A five-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar, heard the case.
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Expressing his displeasure over the initial response submitted by Imran Khan, ICH Chief Justice Athar Minallah said he was expecting that Imran would admit to making a mistake in his reply.
“I was expecting that you would go to the courts and say that you trust them (the courts),” adding that Imran’s detailed response disappointed him.
He was given seven days to give a “well-considered” response to the notice.
In his reply today, the PTI chairman said observations made have given a great opportunity to reflect on the important aspects of the matter that have a great bearing upon the rule of law and fair dispensation of justice in Pakistan.