Shehbaz Sharif is now the elected PML- N president

Contempt case against Sharif dismissed

Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed contempt of court petitions against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, son- in- law Mohammed Safdar and chief minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif.

A three- member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar conducted hearing on a petition filed by Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi. The plaintiff said that Nawaz Sharif, after disqualification in Panama case, delivered speeches against Joint Investigation Team that were unlawful, over which the CJP said that the former PM used inappropriate words against JIT, not the court.

We have record of antijudiciary speeches of the Sharif family which will be raised on a suitable time, he added.

Meanwhile, the court has also disposed of petitions against federal minister for privatisation Daniyal Aziz, federal minister for railways Saad Rafique, ex- PM Yousaf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Tehrik- e- Insaf leader Firdous Ashiq Awan.

Earlier, Islamabad high court had declared petition filed against Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz’s antijudiciary speeches as admissible.

Justice Amir Farooq conducted hearing on the plea of Adnan Iqbal during which, the plaintiff said that Mr Nawaz and Ms Maryam are spreading anarchy against courts, adding that their speeches come under contempt of court therefore, launch investigation against them, he urged. The LHC had also merged contempt of court petitions against Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz.

Earlier, former premier Nawaz Sharif said that it was a challenge for the government of Pakistan Muslim League ( Nawaz) to manage the affairs when it came to power in 2013. Mr Sharif addressed a gathering of PML- N’s central general council in the capital and said in his speech that his political opponents must acknowledge.