Contempt petition filed against IG Punjab, Islamabad in LHC

• Azhar Siddique filed the contempt petition.
• LHC order three times to present Fawad Chaudhary.
• Hence contempt court plea should proceed against IGs.

LAHORE: A contempt plea was filed in Lahore High Court(LHC) against IG Punjab and Islamabad for not presenting Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhary before the court despite the court orders.

Azhar Siddique filed the contempt plea on behalf of Fawad Chaudhary’s relative Nabeel Shehzad.

The plea stated that the LHC order three times to present former federal minister Fawad Chaudhary before court but Islamabad police did not present him.

Hence contempt court plea should proceed against the concerned officials.

Earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) summoned the IGs Islamabad and Punjab after the authorities failed to produce Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry before the court.

The former federal minister was arrested by Islamabad police from outside his residence for “inciting violence against a constitutional institution”.

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