Justice Kayani ‘seeks’ contempt proceedings on campaign against judges

Islamabad High Court judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has sought contempt proceedings on “malicious” social media campaigns against judges, sources said on Tuesday.

They added that he made the request in a letter to IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.

Earlier, reports said that another IHC judge Justice Babar Sattar had requested CJ Farooq for contempt proceedings after personal details of his and his family, including their US residence permits, were posted online.

Justice Sattar pointed out that the privacy of his family members was breached, and their identity cards and permanent residency card were uploaded to social media.

It was expected that the IHC chief justice would likely form a larger bench to initiate contempt proceedings on the campaign targeting Justice Sattar.