[DAWN] The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has given the federal government a week to implement its order in a case related to the uploading of sacrilegious content on social media.IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui warned on Friday that in case of non-compliance, the prime minister and other cabinet ministers could be summoned at the next hearing.
"If the same attitude continues [to be] exhibited by the executive, this court [will] issue directions for personal appearance of the worthy prime minister of Pakistain, ministers for law, religious affairs and information technology, to face contempt of court proceedings," read Justice Siddiqui’s order.
The judge added that the "respondents may realise this aspect that in contempt matters, no protection under Article 248 of the Constitution of Islamic Theocratic
Republicof Pakistain is available".
He recalled that former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani had been sent packing over contempt of court.