Contempt of court plea filed against IGPs.

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

As per details, 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, the LHC summoned the inspector generals of Islamabad and Punjab police on Saturday at 6 pm after the authorities failed to produce PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry before the court.

The former federal minister was arrested by Islamabad police on Wednesday morning from outside his residence for "inciting violence against a constitutional institution".

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