The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan
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Published: January 5, 2012
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued another contempt of court notice to Babar Awan over his media talk held on Wednesday, reported Express News on Thursday.
During the hearing of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reference case, the video footage of Awan’s media talk was aired in which he replied with a couplet to Supreme Court’s show-cause notice issued to him earlier.
After viewing the video, Justice Jawad S Khwaja said that Awan had given deplorable statements, and that he would quit the bench hearing the case. However, he has not given any final statement.
The Supreme Court asked Awan if he wishes to get his license cancelled by giving out such statements, and gave him time till January 9 to reply to the court.