Acting IHC CJ halts contempt action against court official

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday stopped contempt proceedings initiated against the deputy registrar judicial by a single-member bench for transferring a petition of Mashal Yousafzai who had sought a meeting with Imran Khan.

The division bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Mohammad Asif, stayed the suo motu proceedings initiated by Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan against the deputy registrar and others.