Raja Pervaiz issues unconditional apology over contempt of court

Former prime minister takes back his letter he had earlier written to the SC for a new inquiry commission.

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf issued an unconditional apology over a contempt of court notice in relation to the Rental Power Plants scam, reported Express News on Tuesday.

The former premier submitted a written apology to the Supreme Court in which he took back a letter he had earlier written.

The letter asked the court to constitute an inquiry commission comprising Dr Shoaib Suddle to probe into the multi-billion RPPs scandal, independent of the ongoing investigations being conducted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

In March, the Supreme Court had issued a contempt notice to Ashraf over the letter, admonishing him for attempting to initiate an inquiry commission.

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