ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday was issued a contempt of court notice by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for threatening Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry.
The IHC has decided to take action against the PTI chief after receiving the registrar’s note and has also formed a larger bench to hear the case.
The contempt of court notice was issued to the PTI chief after consultation among all IHC judges.
The bench includes Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani, Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb, and Justice Babar Sattar. Hearing for the case will begin tomorrow.
Chaudhry had approved PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s physical remand, after which Khan threatened to file a case against her and top police officials of the Islamabad Police at a public rally.