Top court issues show-cause notice to Daniyal Aziz
Bench directed Aziz's counsel to submit a reply by Friday, February 23The Supreme Court (SC), on Monday, issued a contempt notice and show cause to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz. They issued a show cause notice and questioned why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against Aziz for the statements against the judiciary. Advocate Ali Raza, counsel for Daniyal Aziz, appeared on his behalf. Daniyal Aziz served contempt noticeEarlier, PML-N seems to have landed in hot water after another contempt of court notice, the second in two days, was issued to one of its lawmaker and federal minister Daniyal Aziz for degrading the superior judiciary. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had taken notice of the ‘contemptuous speeches’ of Privatisation Minister Daniyal Aziz and summoned him before the court on February 7.
Source: The Express Tribune February 19, 2018 12:00 UTC
