ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda Wednesday apologised unconditionally to the Supreme Court in the contempt case, stressing that he is leaving himself at the mercy of the top court.
“In light of Islamic teachings, I apologise sincerely and unconditionally [and] leave myself at the mercy of the court,” Vawda said in his reply to the show-cause notice issued by SC.
The development comes as the top court had taken suo motu notice of the senator’s hard-hitting press conference against Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges last month.
During his presser, the former federal minister said that the names of agencies were being mentioned again and again.
“Stop targeting the institutions, enough is enough. If there is any interference by institutions, then provide evidence and we will stand together [against it] […] give evidence and we will stand beside you,” he said.
The lawmaker was referring to the letter written by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) complaining of alleged interference of members of the executive, including operatives of intelligence agencies, in judicial affairs.
The IHC judges — who wrote the letter to the SJC — include Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Fafat Imtiaz.
Vawda had also requested IHC for disclosure of the correspondence between SC Justice Athar Minallah and IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar with regard to the latter’s green card — a plea which was later duly addressed and replied to by the court.
Furthermore, the court had also issued a show-cause notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal.
During the last hearing conducted on June 5, the court rejected Kamal’s request for instant acceptance of his apology in a contempt suo motu case, whereas Vawda had refused to apologise for his remarks against judges altogether.
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