Asad Umar, the secretary-general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), apologized before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday morning after the court had summoned the politician due to his “contemptuous” comments made during the party’s long march.
The LHC had heard a complaint on Monday about Umar’s remarks made at the party’s long march rally on November 26, the day it was eventually called off after nearly a month. The plea against Umar was brought by the additional registrar of the court’s Rawalpindi registry. LHC’s Rawalpindi registry judge had taken it up and had personally summoned Umar to request the video transcript and the politician’s response.
Umar claimed his intention when appearing before the court today was not to harm judges or the legal system. Justice Jawad Hassan responded to this by saying that the court had his video statement but has decided not to play it. The judge assured Umar that they understood all he had said. The party was permitted to hold its long march, he continued, but it was directed at the judges. If I crossed any lines with my comments, I apologize, Umar stated. The contempt charge against the PTI leader was then resolved by the court. Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI and a former prime minister, launched the “Azadi March” against the current administration on October 28 to compel them to call early elections for the nation.
On November 26, Khan indicated that his party would not continue its protracted march toward Islamabad. Additionally, he declared that he would disband all of the assemblies because he did not want to be a part of “this system”. It happened when Khan’s convoy stopped during the PTI’s long march in Wazirabad, when the former prime minister attended the public event for the first time following the attempt on his life on November 3. Khan was shot during an attempted assassination and sustained injuries to both of his legs. On November 3, when Khan was hurt, the much-touted anti-government march on the federal capital was abruptly called off.
The former prime minister was treated for his gunshot wounds and leg fractures at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore. Later, when Khan declared that he would lead the march from Rawalpindi, the march was restarted from the same location, but Shah Mahmood Qureshi, vice chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, took the lead. Since that time, he has been speaking to the marchers online through video links. Khan, who had previously threatened to resign from all of the assemblies to pressure the government into holding elections sooner, also indicated his willingness to postpone the dissolution of the assemblies if the ruling coalition agrees to hold elections by the end of March, on December 4.
We won’t dissolve the assembly if they are ready for elections by the end of March. Khan stated that if not, elections would be held by dissolving the Punjab and KP assemblies. He also said that if the administration disagrees, the assembly will be dissolved this month (December) because his party won’t agree on a date after March.
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