The Supreme Court, in the notice issued to the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief, has said that Mr Khan apparently had tried to incite hatred against the apex court in one of his interactions with the media.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will hear the case on Friday.
Prima facie, it seems that he (Imran Khan) has started a deliberate campaign to scandalize the Court and bring judges into hatred, ridicule or contempt. Thus, his above acts call for action for contempt of court under Article 204 of the Constitution read with section 3 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003. Therefore, Notice be issued to him to appear on 2.8.2013 and explain as to why proceedings as envisaged by above provisions of the Constitution and law be not initiated against him. Notice be also issued to the learned Attorney General for Pakistan, said the notice.
On July 26, while speaking with media representatives outside the Parliament House in Islamabad, Khan had said that his party had taken an active part in the movement to restore deposed judges of the higher judiciary during former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharrafs regime.
However, he alleged that the May 11 polls were badly rigged despite being supervised by the judiciary and the Election Commission.
Pakistans Attorney General Munir A. Malik has also been summoned to appear before the bench with related records on Friday.
Meanwhile, PTIs senior leader Shafqat Mehmood has said the party will not seek a pardon and defend their case lawfully.
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