LHC to hear petition against Nawaz today

LAHORE: Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh of the LHC will take up a petition on Tuesday (today) against the ousted PM Nawaz Sharif for his objectionable speeches against the Supreme Court judges during his rally from Islamabad to Lahore.

Amina Malik of Civil Society Network filed the petition through her counsel Azhar Siddique and alleged that Nawaz tried to defame the SC judges and scandalise judiciary. He also tried to influence the matters pending before the NAB whose proceedings were to be supervised by a SC judge, she said.

The petitioner said Nawaz had committed contempt of court by doing so and sedation against the judiciary as well as the state. She prayed the court to initiate contempt proceedings against him and others over the charges of contempt of court.

Moreover, Justice Shahid Waheed of the LHC would hold preliminary hearing of a petition against three members of the provincial assembly – Kh Imran Nazir, Waheed Gul and Majid Zahoor. Zubair Khan Niazi had filed the petition through his counsel Sheraz Zaka and submitted that these MPAs were directors of Lahore Waste Management Company owned by Punjab government and getting allowances, salaries; but on the other hand, they were enjoying the status of provincial assembly members.

The petitioner said they stood disqualified under Article 63 of the Constitution because the members of provincial assembly could not work as directors of any government-owned company and requested the court to declare these three MPAs disqualified.