Faisal Raza Abidi to be indicted by an Islamabad court for defaming ex-CJP

A local court of Islamabad decided to indict former senator Faisal Raza Abidi on February 18 in a case pertaining to defamation of former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar.

Special judge cyber crime court Tahir Mehmood set the date for Abidi’s indictment after handing him over the copies of challan and other material related to the case.
The Islamabad police had registered an FIR against Mr Abidi for using inappropriate language in a TV interview against the Supreme Court and judges. Faisal Abidi had apologized for that and the Supreme Court had accepted his apology on December 19, 2018.
The FIR was registered under Pakistan Penal Code’s (PPC) sections 228, 500, 505(ii) and 34 along with the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) in response to a complaint lodged by Supreme Court’s Public Relations Officer Shahid Hussain Kambyo.
The former senator is facing three cases pertaining to his remarks made in the interview. The Adiala jail authorities released former Senator Faisal Raza Abidi on Dec 23 after receiving his bail orders issued by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
However, Faisal Raza Abidi continues to face the cases in Pakistan where banned terrorist outfits leaders such as Aurangzeb Farooqi and Ahmed Ludhianvi face no action.