- Vawda files reply to contempt notice, refuses to tender apology
- Submits transcripts of speeches of PTI’s Raoof Hassan, Maulana Fazl and Shehbaz Sharif along with his reply
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: MQM-P leader Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for his recent remarks against the top judiciary while Senator Faisal Vawda refused to tender an apology and submitted a reply to the contempt of court notice.
The Supreme Court (SC) had issued contempt of court notices to independent Senator Faisal Vawda and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MNA Mustafa Kamal over anti-judiciary rhetoric. The apex took suo moto notice of press conferences held by Senator Faisal Vawda and Kamal wherein they demanded evidence of interference in the judiciary.
The top court then issued notices to both leaders and asked them to submit their response before the court. Kamal on Tuesday submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry in response to the notice.
In his affidavit, Kamal stated that he holds the highest respect for the judges of the top court and could not even imagine undermining the authority and reputation of the judiciary.
“I apology unconditionally for my statement regarding the judiciary, especially at the press conference on May 15. I seek forgiveness from the honourable court and leave myself at the mercy of the court,” he stated in the affidavit.
Vawda submits reply in Supreme Court
On the other hand, Senator Faisal Vawda submitted reply in the Supreme Court over a contempt of court notice and refused to tender an unconditional apology over a press conference on May 15.
“The press conference was not aimed at insulting the judiciary and it was meant for the betterment of the country,” Faisal Vawda said in his reply to the court. In his reply, Senator Vawda asked the court to observe restraint over moving forward the contempt proceedings.
He also requested to withdraw the contempt of court notice, issued to him. Faisal Vawda has also submitted transcripts of the speeches of PTI’s Raoof Hassan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with his reply.
In their pressers, Senator Faisal Vawda and Kamal had allegedly critisised the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges.
“Accusing someone will not work, the evidence will have to be given in the court,” Fasisal Vawda had said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday. The former federal minister asked the IHC judge Babar Sattar to bring evidence of interference and. He also demanded the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to interfere in this matter. A day after Vawda’s presser, Kamal also addressed a press wherein he demanded the implementation of dual citizenship law across all institutions of the country.
