A five-member bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of contempt petition against President Asif Ali Zardari till October 31, with direction to federation’s counsel to seek instructions from the president on compliance of court order in dual office case. The five-member bench comprising LHC Chief Justice UmarAta Bandial, Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh, Justice Sheikh Najam ul Hasan, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a contempt petition filed by Muneer Ahmad Khan against President Asif Ali Zardari for not complying with the court order in dual office case. As the proceedings started, federation’s counsel Waseem Sajjad forwarded his arguments and referred to petitioner’s stance in dual office case that the president’s political activities were against Article 41 (1) of the constitution. Waseem Sajjad said that the president was elected through a political process and as such he could not remain aloof.
