LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday adjourned a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, for criticising the superior court judges.
A bench of the court put off the petition until Tuesday due to the absence of the petitioner’s lawyer.
Advocate Azhar Siddique petitioned the high court, submitting that Maryam Nawaz has been criticising superior court judges after the disqualification of her father in the Panama Papers case.
He submitted that the daughter of the former prime minister was making derogatory remarks against the judiciary and other state institutions, besides holding judges up to ridicule in her statements, which is a criminal offence.
