KARACHI, May 17: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to federal interior secretary, Sindh chief secretary, home secretary and others to appear before the court on May 22 to explain their position on a contempt application filed by bar representatives.

In the contempt petition, the bar representatives alleged that these government officials had deliberately violated a Sindh High Court order with regard to providing security to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry during his visit to Karachi on May 12.

A Sindh High Court bench comprising acting Chief Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Ali Saind Dino Metlo issued notices while hearing the contempt application filed by Abrar Hassan, President of the Sindh High Court Bar Association; Muhammad Yasin Azad, Member of the Pakistan Bar Council; Salahuddin Gandapur, Member of the Sindh Bar Council; and Iftikhar Javeed Qazi, President of the Karachi Bar Association.—PPI