According to the reports of Baaghi TV, the decision on whether the request for ban on speeches of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is admissible or not, has been reserved.
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah reserved the verdict after the preliminary hearing. Advocate Adnan Iqbal appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioner. Rights are affected, there are security agencies, there is a parliament in this country, why do you want to involve the court in political matters?
The lawyer told the court that in his September 20th speech, Nawaz Sharif tried to defame the state institutions. “We come to you when the parliament is not doing its job,” the lawyer told the court. The court remarked that is there any law of PEMRA? You should go to the forum you have.
The court asked why you have made the opposition leader a party. Have you read your Code of Conduct, why not send your case to the Bar Council, the court reserved its decision on whether the application is admissible after a brief hearing.
The petition was filed by a lawyer named Shahjahan Khan Advocate. Nawaz Sharif, Federal Government, Secretary Home and Foreign Affairs and others were made parties in the petition.
The petition takes the position that Nawaz Sharif in his recent speech made negative propaganda against national institutions. Nawaz Sharif’s propaganda has damaged the respect of national institutions. The court ordered the parties to take action on Nawaz Sharif’s recent speech. The court ordered the parties to clear their positions in accordance with the law.
It should be noted that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had addressed the APC of the opposition parties and in it he had sharply criticized the institutions. Nawaz Sharif’s statement was seen as a statement of Pakistan’s enemy.
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