BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shaukat Basra tendered an apology to the Lahore High Court (LHC) Bahawalpur Bench judge for his baseless claim on social media about acceptance of his election petitions against the rejection of his nomination papers from a Haroonabad constituency.

According to an official handout, Shaukat Basra appeared in the court of Mr Justice Sultan Tanveer Ahmed of LHC Bahawalpur Bench Election Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday.

In his confessional statement in the court, Basra submitted that learned judge’s court had not passed any order on his election appeal.

He sought an unconditional apology, saying that his social media post regarding acceptance of his petition was based on misunderstanding and was contrary to the facts.

Basra added that on issuing such unsuitable remarks on social media, he was submitting his whole-heatedly apology.

Justice Sultan Tanveer Ahmed said that it was enough that Shaukat Basra has realised his mistake.

Shaukat Basra, in a social media post, had claimed that the learned court had passed orders on his election petitions, accepting the plea.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2024