The court ordered Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to refrain from speaking against important institutions and judiciary of Pakistan.
An accountability court in the capital Islamabad gave this order on Thursday.
At the same time, the court also urged the media not to publish the ‘political or sensational’ comments made by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and his wife.
While disposing of a petition seeking a fair trial in the Al-Qadir Trust case, the court’s judge Rana Nasir Javed imposed the ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founder Imran and his wife from speaking against the ‘establishment’.
The court order said that Imran Khan had made inflammatory political statements against senior officials of various state institutions including the army, judiciary.
This has not only damaged the dignity of the judiciary; Rather, judicial proceedings like delivery of justice have also been obstructed.
According to the court’s order, Imran Khan made inflammatory political statements against senior officials of various state institutions including the army, judiciary. This has not only damaged the dignity of the judiciary; Rather, judicial proceedings like delivery of justice have also been obstructed.
The court asked the legal team, Imran Khan and his wife and their counsels to refrain from making political or inflammatory statements that could undermine the dignity of the court.
The judge also urged journalists to refrain from “publicizing political and inflammatory statements” targeting state institutions and their employees.
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