The Supreme Court on Saturday set November 7 as the next date for hearing the contempt of court case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
\nEarlier today, Khan\u2019s counsel filed a plea seeking deferment of the contempt of court case proceedings against him in the top court as he is recovering from the bullet injuries he sustained in an assassination attack in Wazirabad.
\nA five-judge larger bench of the SC will resume hearing the contempt case against Khan at 11:30 am on Monday.
\nThe SC had sought a detailed reply from Imran Khan in the contempt case today (November 5).
\nIn a reply to the SC, the PTI chairman on October 31, said that he was unaware of any \u201cstatement or undertaking\u201d given by his party leadership on his behalf related to the May 25 march.
\nThe SC had ordered that the PTI chairman and his lawyers submit an answer by October 31 on the violations committed by the party during the May 25 march, which restricted it from holding its march near the Peshawar Morr between the H-9 and G-9 areas of Islamabad.
\n\u201cThe answering respondent respectfully submits that he was not aware of any statement or undertaking having been made before this honourable court on behalf of the \u2018senior leadership of the PTI\u2019 or on his behalf during the course of 25.05.2022 nor of the details, including as regards the D Chowk area, of the order passed by this Honourable Court around 06:00 p.m. on 25.05 2022,\u201d said the former prime minister in his written response.
\nIt is pertinent to mention here that the top court sought a detailed reply from Khan on November 5 (today) in this regard and adjourned the hearing.
\nThe PTI chairman, however, could not appear before the court today due to his injuries and his counsel filed a plea seeking deferment of the hearing.
\nThe case
\nOn October 13, the federal government filed a contempt of court plea against PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the Supreme Court over his long march call to Islamabad.
\nIn its petition, the federal government told the apex court that the PTI chief is making announcements of marching towards Islamabad, which was a violation of a court order.
\n\u201cImran Khan is making announcements to attack Islamabad,\u201d says the plea. It urged the top court to direct the PTI chief to ensure the implementation of its orders related to protests and sit-ins.
\nThe petition has been filed by the interior ministry on behalf of the federal government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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