ISLAMABAD: Expressing anger at the counsel of chairman PTI Imran Khan, Anwar Mansoor Khan for not submitting reply in contempt of court case Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sardar Raza Khan said to him that he too has been adopted his client’s color. Tell your client to withdraw his statement and apologize, an angry CEC told Anwar Mansoor Khan during the hearing of PTI party funding case.
During the hearing when the CEC asked Anwar Mansoor Khan about Imran’s reply Anwar Mansoor Khan replied that the Election Commission should first determine the jurisdiction of hearing after which his client Imran Khan will submit his reply. Expressing anger at this the CEC said that “will you utter bad words against us if it does not fall within our jurisdiction”. It’s strange that there would only be reply in contempt of court if there is jurisdiction, the CEC added.
When Anwar Mansoor Khan said “we immensely respect you” the CEC replied, “we know you for a long time, you should have advised you client not to talk like this but you too have adopted your client’s manner.” “If this does not tantamount to contempt of court then nothing is contempt of court, ask your client to withdraw the statement ad offer an apology.” “There could be no argument whether this constitutes contempt of court or not, if you don’t intend to submit reply to contempt of court why do we sit here to listen to you instead of decding the case in chamber, we will issue order if reply not received’, he added.
