ISLAMABAD - PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be formally charged with contempt of court today (Thursday) for his controversial remarks about Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally in Islamabad on August 20, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stated in a circular on Wednesday.
The circular stated that proceedings of the case will start at 2:30pm, during which a larger bench of the IHC will frame the charges against Imran Khan.
“A 15-member legal team of Imran Khan, 15 law officers from the office of the attorney-general and advocate-general will be allowed to enter the courtroom,” read the circular.
No one except for the above mentioned will be allowed entry to the court room, unless they have the special passes issued by the IHC Registrar office, it added. “[The] Islamabad administration and police will make security arrangements to maintain decorum in court,” it added.
