Atta Tarar Slams PTI & Its Founders Sisters for Contempt of Court
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 22nd Aug, 2026)
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its founder’s sisters have been committing contempt of the court by actively politicizing his health and disrupting his medical care.
"If anyone is in contempt, it is the PTI leadership and their founder’s sisters," Tarar said while talking to the media. He rejected the PTI’s propaganda about the implementation of the apex court’s order by the administration. Tarar explained that a contempt of court did take place, but it was committed by the PTI itself.
He pointed out that despite the court’s explicit order to avoid politicking over the issue, the PTI continued to hold press conferences and issue political statements. Meanwhile, PTI supporters gathered in groups outside Shifa International Hospital, broke through security barriers, and made TikTok videos that day, he added.
He noted that this was the first time a prisoner was being transferred to a hospital while his own people created disruptions in his treatment. "If they were loyal to their party founder and genuinely wanted him treated, they would not have created hurdles on his way to the hospital," Tarar said.
Because the PTI supporters created a security risk with these hurdles, he explained, the government took the PTI founder to PIMS Hospital instead.
Tarar argued that if the leadership truly cared about justice, they never would have filed a petition for contempt of the court.
The minister recalled that when the PTI was in power, its leaders and then-chairman issued daily, humiliating, and sarcastic statements mocking PML-N leaders over their medical issues. Despite PML-N’s requests to avoid playing politics over matters that could affect anyone, the PTI persisted.
Tarar emphasized that as the PTI founder’s own health issues arose, current government leaders did not resort to that same behavior. "When we were in the opposition, we had the same stance, and while in the government, we maintain the same stance that there should be no politics over someone’s health," he noted, reiterating that this position will not change in the future.
Regarding the government’s legal stance, Tarar stated that the law minister has already presented the government’s position to the nation within hours of filing a review petition, clarifying that everything will proceed according to the law. The petition emphasized that there should be no impression of special treatment for any prisoner, questioning whether this customized facility is available to every inmate and whether it is legally acceptable.
Tarar added that without the recommendations of a medical board, it is impossible to ascertain where treatment should be arranged and which doctors should provide care.
