The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on March 14, 2018. Photo: Geo News file

 

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif today.

A three-member bench of the apex court had on Tuesday had dismissed contempt petitions against Nawaz, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Senate chairman Nayyar Bukhari.

Petitioner Sheikh Ahsanuddin, a member of the Justice and Democratic party, has filed the new petition against the Pakistan Muslime League - Nawaz (PML-N) supremo. 

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar had said that the Supreme Court was noting remarks being made regarding the judiciary at present and would take up those cases 'at an appropriate time.'

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During yesterday's hearing, referring to the contempt petitions, the chief justice had observed that the remarks in question were directed at the joint investigation team and not the apex court. 

The contempt cases against late former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Peoples Party's Iqbal Haider were also declared ineffective and disposed of, as was the contempt petition against MNA Capt (retd) Safdar ? Nawaz's son-in-law.

The court had also wrapped up a petition against the holding of dual offices ?president of Pakistan and army chief ? by Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf.