IHC Dismisses Contempt Of Court Plea Against Fawad Chaudhry.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a contempt of court plea against senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry over his anti-judiciary remarks.

IHC's Justice Babar Sattar disposed of the plea, declaring it inadmissible.

A transcript of multiple statements of Fawad against the judiciary was attached along with the petition filed by lawyer Saleemullah Khan.

The petition stated that Chaudhry had made derogatory statements against additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry and in his statement, the PTI leader said that Imran Khan can't be given punishment in a contempt of court case as he is a popular leader.

The petitioner further pleaded with the court to initiate a contempt of court proceeding against Chaudhry.

At the outset of the hearing, the petitioner's lawyer said he would like to read the transcript of the statement in question.

'Fawad said that penalisation of Imran Khan is not possible as he is a popular leader. His statement is not...