IHC full bench to hear contempt plea over malicious campaign against Justice Jahangiri

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court full bench will hear a contempt of court plea regarding malicious campaign against Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq will lead the seven members full court bench. 

The full court bench had previously conducted a hearing on this matter before the summer break.

The court issued notices to Gharida Farooqi, Hasan Ayub, and Ammar Solangi, as well as to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general.

The respondents have been instructed to submit their responses within four weeks. Furthermore, the court ordered the identification of individuals who shared the malicious content and participated in the character assassination of judges.