LHC indicts six for holding anti-judiciary rally in Kasur

Author: Agencies

The Lahore High Court (LHC) indicted on Friday all those, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers, for holding an anti-judiciary protest in Kasur.

A three-member bench, led by Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi, had on May 9 decided to indict the six accused, including MNA Waseem Akhtar, MPA Naeem Safdar, Kasur Baitul Maal Chairperson Nasir Mehmood and Market Committee Chairperson Jameel Ahmed.

The accused, however, denied the charges. During the court hearing, the defendants also tendered an apology. “Your leader does the same all day,” the bench observed.

On April 13, a protest rally was organised in Kasur wherein PML-N leaders participated. The case against the rally participants was filed on the grounds that they used inappropriate language against the judiciary and other state institutions.

The prime minister had taken strict notice of the protest and directed PML-N leader Sheikh Aftab to take disciplinary action against party members involved in the protest.

Published in Daily Times, May 12th 2018.

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