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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Friday transcript of statements, given by Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz, be provided to his counsel and adjourned the hearing on the contempt case till March 6.

While hearing the suo motu notice taken on the contempt of court case against Aziz, a three-member bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed ordered that the transcript be provided to Aziz?s counsel.

The court also directed that the controversial statements made by Aziz be highlighted on the transcript.

Aziz?s counsel Advocate Ali Raza asked the court for the video clips mentioned in the suo motu notice. But the court directed the lawyer to obtain the video clips from Press Information Department.

The hearing was then adjourned till March 6. 

Earlier, Aziz's counsel had requested a record of the instances in which, according to the court, Aziz gave controversial speeches and statements.

In a request submitted to the Supreme Court, Raza stated that the newspaper article from September 9, 2017 mentioned in the suo motu notice, is regarding a news conference in PID. He added that according to him, the news article was wrong and deceitful.

About another instance mentioned in the suo motu notice ? a clip from September 12, 2017 aired on a private channel ?Aziz?s counsel has written that his client did not remember being on the programme of any television channel on that day.

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The third reference in the notice is regarding news aired on September 15, 2017 on a private television channel.

Aziz?s counsel requested for a record of the news article and video clips, stating that it was essential to examine them for the sake of justice and before a response to the apex court?s show-cause notice is issued by his client.

The show-cause notice to Aziz was issued by the Supreme Court on February 19, after a contempt of court notice was sent to him on February 2 over his ?controversial speeches and statements made during television shows?.