ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Vawda, who initially refused to apologize for his anti-judiciary remarks, on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a contempt of court case.
According to details, Vawda submitted a new response to the court, expressing that he places himself at the mercy of the Supreme Court.
During his press conference, the senator requested the court to drop the contempt proceedings against him, asserting that his remarks were not intended to disrespect the judiciary.
Vawda claimed that his statements were misinterpreted and that he had no intention of undermining the judiciary’s dignity. He also cited Quranic verses and Hadiths in his response.
Furthermore, he urged the court to withdraw the show-cause notice issued to him in the contempt case.
Previously, Vawda had submitted a reply to the Supreme Court, refusing to offer an unconditional apology for his remarks made during a May 15 press conference. He stated that his comments were aimed at the betterment of the country, not at insulting the judiciary.
In his earlier reply, Senator Vawda asked the court to show restraint in moving forward with the contempt proceedings and requested the withdrawal of the contempt notice.
The Supreme Court had issued contempt of court notices to independent Senator Faisal Vawda and MQM-Pakistan MNA Mustafa Kamal for their anti-judiciary rhetoric. The court took suo moto notice of press conferences held by both leaders, during which they demanded evidence of interference in the judiciary.
The apex court then issued notices to Vawda and Kamal, asking them to submit their responses.
While Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for his remarks against the judiciary, Vawda initially resisted.
In a press conference, Senator Faisal Vawda criticized the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges, questioning why no details had been shared by the IHC judges to support their claims of alleged interference by security agencies. “Fifteen days have passed, but no details were shared by the IHC judges to support the claims of alleged interference,” Vawda said in response to the IHC judges’ letter alleging interference in judicial affairs by security agencies.
