Contempt case: Interior ministry tells SC Imran Khan's response 'wholly inaccurace
Interior ministry submits video messages, call records to SC, showing PTI chief and leadership were well-aware of orders
PTI Chairman Imran Khan's response in the contempt case was "factually incorrect and wholly inaccurate", the Ministry of Interior informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday.
The contempt case was heard by a five-member SC bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi.
The government had filed a plea against Khan for violating the SC's order during the long march in May, wherein the court restricted him from holding the protests between the H-9 and G-9 areas of Islamabad.
When the SC sought Khan's response, he told the apex court that he was unaware of any “statement or undertaking” given by his party leadership on his behalf related to the May 25 march.
The interior ministry submitted an earlier report saying that the PTI chief knew about the court's orders, but in a new submission, it has provided detailed evidence to back its claim.
In the latest response, the Ministry of Interior has provided tweets, video messages, and call records to the Supreme Court, showing that the PTI chief and his leadership were well-aware of the orders.