The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday refused an apology tendered by Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s lawyer in an ongoing contempt of court case, ordering the MNA to appear before the bench in person today.
During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar lashed out against the televangelist, saying “anyone can speak against the judiciary and insult it”.
The CJP asked if the additional attorney general was present in court as he had to frame the charge sheet against Hussain. The MNA’s lawyer urged the court to accept the apology.
The hearing was adjourned for a recess.
In August, the SC slapped a contempt of court charge against Hussain while taking up petitions filed by anchorperson Shahzeb Khanzada, Independent Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, Mir Ibrahim-ur-Rehman and Najam Aziz Sethi accusing Hussain of flouting the March 28, 2017 restraining order in which he was cautioned to desist from defamatory campaigns and unethical manner of conducting television shows.
Published in Daily Times, October 31st 2018.
