SC to take up contempt plea against Imran today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will take up a contempt of court case against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Thursday (today).

A five-member constitutional bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan and comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Shakeel Ahmed and Justice Aamir Farooq, will hear the contempt of court case, filed by the federal government against Imran Khan.

The government had filed the petition in June 2022 against the PTI founder for allegedly violating court orders by extending the long march route four kilometres beyond the designated area to Jinnah Avenue.

The government had contended that the participants in the long march blocked roads, causing hardships to citizens.