Faisal Vawda refuses to say sorry over his anti-judiciary statement

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister Senator Faisal Vawda refused to seek an unconditional apology from the Supreme Court in the contempt of court case.

Faisal Vawda submitted a 16-page reply to the contempt notice in the Supreme Court.

In his reply, Faisal Vawda said that the purpose of his press conference was not to insult the judiciary but to improve the country.

The former minister also submitted the transcripts of the speeches of Rauf Hassan, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, and Shehbaz Sharif in the court.

In response, Faisal Vawda further said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Rauf Hassan called the respected judge a tout and threatened the judiciary and judges while Maulana Fazal ur Rehman also threatened the judges in his speech in front of the Supreme Court. He further stated that Shahbaz Sharif called the judges black sheep.

In his reply, he has pleaded that the court should show restraint in proceeding with the contempt of court proceedings and withdraw the notice.

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It should be remembered that the Supreme Court had issued notice of contempt of court to Senator Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal for making anti-judiciary statements, after which Mustafa Kamal apologized unconditionally to the court today.