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Pak court issues notices to Nawaz Sharif, aides on contempt of court petition

A top court in Pakistan today issued notices to ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter, son-in-law and two ministers for allegedly committing contempt of court during a rally in Punjab province last week. <br/><br/>The Lahore High Court issued notices to the federal government, Election Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to submit their reply in this regard by February 14. <br/><br/>Petitioner Amina Malik told the court that Sharif, his daughter Maryam, son-in-law Capt (retd.) Muhammad Safdar, Interior Minister Talal Chaudhary and Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah verbally attacked the Supreme Court judges on last Saturday's rally in Jaranwala for disqualifying Sharif from the office of prime minister. <br/><br/>She said Maryam made the most adverse remarks about the five judges who handed down disqualification to Sharif.<br/><br/>The petitioner further said Sharif and Maryam had constantly belittling the SC judges since last July and their tirade was going unnoticed. <br/><br/>The petitioner said the authority did not block these hateful and ridiculing remarks passed against the judiciary. LHC Justice Shahid Karim adjourned the hearing till February 12.<br/><br/>Pakistan Chief Justice Saqib Nisar recently had said that the court would take notice against Sharif and others' contemptuous remarks about judges at an appropriate time.<br/>

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