CJ IHC Aamer Farooq dismisses contempt of court petition against Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (SABAH): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a long-standing contempt of court petition against Pakistan Muslim Leafue-Nawaz supremo Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif related to his anti-judiciary speeches in 2018.

The hearing was presided over by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and the plea was dismissed on grounds of no representation on behalf of the petitioner during court proceedings.

A citizen, Adnan Iqbal, had filed a contempt of court petition against Nawaz Sharif, seeking legal action for his statements made in 2018.

Nawaz Sharif recently returned to the country after a four-year self-imposed exile. Last week, an accountability court directed authorities to return the confiscated assets and properties owned by the PML-N supremo in the Toshakhana case.

He has been the prime minister three times but has never completed a full term.

His last term ended when he was ousted in 2017 and given a lifetime disqualification from politics after being convicted of corruption in a case he says was politically motivated.