SC fixes contempt petition against Ahsan Iqbal for hearing

• A two-member bench will hear case on August 15.
• Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi will also part of bench.
• A contempt petition was filed against him on May 2,2018.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court(SC) has fixed the contempt petition against former Federal Minister and  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal for hearing.

A two-member bench headed by the Chief Justice will hear the case on August 15 and Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi will also be a part of the bench.

On May 2, 2018, a contempt of court petition was filed against former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal.

In the petition, contempt of court action was requested against the interior minister for making an anti-judiciary statement.

In the petition, it was requested to disqualify Ahsan Iqbal under Articles 63 and 62 of the Constitution.

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