IHC to indict Imran Khan in contempt case tomorrow, circular issued

• A larger bench of the IHC will formally indict Imran Khan on September 22.
• The circular states proceedings of the case will begin at 2:30 p.m.
• Only the legal team and government officials will be allowed in the courtroom.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be formally charged. Contempt of court The Islamabad High Court (IHC) said in a circular on Wednesday over his controversial remarks about Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally in Islamabad yesterday (Thursday), August 20.

The circular said that the proceedings of the case will begin at 2:30 pm, during which the larger bench of the IHC will frame the charges against Imran Khan.

15-member legal team Imran Khan15 law officers from the Attorney General and Advocate General’s office will be allowed to enter the courtroom, the circular read.

It further states that no one other than the above will be allowed to enter the courtroom, unless they have a special pass issued by the IHC Registrar’s Office.

“[The] Islamabad administration and police will make security arrangements to maintain decorum in the court.

Court’s decision to indict Imran Khan

Terming Imran Khan’s reply as “unsatisfactory” at the last hearing on September 8, the IHC had decided that The indictment For not apologizing unconditionally on behalf of the former prime minister

In his first response to the IHC’s show-cause notice in the case, the PTI chairman did not apologise, but offered to withdraw his remarks “if they were inappropriate”.

In his latest and second reply, which was a 19-page document, the PTI chairman apparently chose to tell the court that it should dismiss the notice based on his explanation and follow the Islamic principles of forgiveness. Should.

However, in both the responses, the PTI chairman did not offer an unconditional pardon, which ultimately led to the court’s decision, even though the former prime minister should be pardoned.