SC fixes contempt of court case against Firdous Shamim for hearing

KARACHI (92 News) – The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday fixed contempt of court proceeding against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi for hearing.  A larger bench of SC Karachi Registry headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed will hear the contempt of court proceeding against Firdous Shamim Naqvi on March 6. A petition filed in the regard against the politician seeks for his earliest removal from office and disqualification.  The petition argues that the MPA created obstacles and hindrances in the way of SC ordered anti-encroachment operations taking place at the area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi. The petition also claimed that the politician took a chair and seated himself in front of an illegal settlement near Alladin Park and dared the authorities to carry on with the encroachment operation. “He demanded that the Supreme Court orders for demolition of the property be shared with him, hence the petition deems him an interference in the implementation of court orders and wants him held accountable for using his clout to go against it,” the petition concluded. It is pertinent to mention here that Firdous Shamim Naqvi currently is the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly and an elected member. On the other hand, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and provincial minister Saeed Ghani will also face the contempt of court proceedings in SC Karachi Registry on March 6. The petition raised the point regarding his statement to stop anti-encroachment operation ordered by the SC.