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Pak court reserves verdict on petition accusing PM Imran Khan of contempt

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Nov 26 2019 | 3:15 PM IST

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition accusing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of "ridiculing" the judiciary and committing a "serious" contempt of court in a speech.

The petition, which was filed by advocate Saleemullah Khan on Monday, refers to remarks made by Khan during a his recent speech at the inaugural ceremony of Havelian-Mansehra section of the Hazara motorway at Havelian in Abbottabad, 140 kilometres from Rawalpindi.

The petitioner said the prime minister had "committed serious contempt", the Dawn newspaper reported.

Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah, who was hearing the petition on Tuesday, asked the appellant: "What problem do you have with the prime minister's speech?"

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First Published: Nov 26 2019 | 3:15 PM IST

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