PTI chief Imran Khan on Friday appeared before an Islamabad sessions court to personally apologise to Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry.
Last month, the Islamabad High Court had initiated contempt proceedings against Imran over his diatribe against Judge Chaudhry — who had approved PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s physical remand in a sedition case — at a public rally in Islamabad’s F-9 Park on Aug 20.
Earlier this month, the IHC had said it would indict the former premier, following which he had expressed the willingness to apologise to the judge.
The next hearing is scheduled for October 3 (Monday).
Today, Imran and his lawyers appeared in Judge Chaudhry’s court. However, the court reader, Choudhry Yasir Ayaz, and stenographer Farooq told the PTI chief that the judicial magistrate was on leave.
Imran then left a message for the judge with Ayaz.
“I have come to apologise to judicial magistrate Zeba Chaudhry,” he could be heard saying to the court reader in a video shared by the PTI on Twitter.
“You have to tell Madam Zeba Chaudhry that Imran Khan had visited and wanted to apologise if his words hurt her sentiments,” he said. The PTI chief then left the court.
