Imran tells IHC….
Regrets ‘wrong impression’ was taken from his speech
Former prime minister Imran Khan has told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that due to “serious misunderstanding and misconception” he misunderstood that female Judge Zeba Chaudhry was not a judicial officer but an executive magistrate performing executive functions on the federal government’s directions.
He said this in a written response to a show-cause notice issued to him by the IHC over his controversial remarks against the additional sessions judge.
He also regretted that a wrong impression was taken from his speech in which he had threatened to take action legal action against the judge for approving PTI leader Shahbaz Gill physical remand.
The former premier went on to say that the IHC has always shown restraint in such matters and allowed free speech.
The IHC last week issued a show-cause notice to the PTI chairman in contempt of court case over his remarks against the female judge and asked him to appear personally before the bench on August 31.
The court had issued a three-page written order and sent a notice to the attorney general for Pakistan for assistance in the case.
Imran’s controversial remarks against the judge were also made part of the written order.
