IHC decides to indict Imran Khan in contempt of court case.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday decided to indict Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in contempt of court proceedings after he failed to satisfy the court with his replies, sources reported.

During the hearing today, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that Imran Khan's response to the court's show-cause notice seemingly justified contempt of the judiciary as the submitted answers showed "no remorse or regret".

The five-member bench stated that charges against the former prime minister will be framed after two weeks.

Imran had appeared before the IHC regarding the case filed against him for allegedly making threatening remarks about an Additional Sessions Judge. On Wednesday, the former premier had submitted a second reply to IHC after the court termed his first response as "unsatisfactory."

A five-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar, took up the contempt case against the former PM.

Imran had expressed his "deep regret" over the remarks made against Additional Sessions Judge, Islamabad, Zeba Chaudhry, saying that he will not "shy away from expressing his remorse to her".

During today's hearing, Imran's counsel, Hamid Khan, said that the judges of all the courts were respectable.

"Would you have submitted the same reply if these words were used for a SC or a high court judge?" IHC chief asked Imran's counsel.

"Will the decisions be taken in rallies or the courts," Justice Minallah inquired.

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