A Pakistani court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Imran Khan for "ridiculing" the judiciary.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah had earlier reserved the verdict after hearing the initial arguments regarding the maintainability of the petition filed by advocate Saleemullah Khan on Monday.
Chief Justice Minallah dismissed the contempt of court petition filed against Prime Minister Khan, Geo TV reported.
The petition referred to remarks made by Khan during his recent speech at the inaugural ceremony of Havelian-Mansehra section of the Hazara motorway at Havelian in Abbottabad, 140 kilometres from Rawalpindi.
The petitioner said the prime minister had "committed serious contempt".
Earlier, Chief Justice Minallah asked the appellant: "What problem do you have with the prime minister's speech?"
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