Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMR...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)'s ban on live broadcasting of party chairman Imran Khan's speeches.
According to the report of maknews-21, a two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar heard the matter.
The Ministry of Information, Chairman PEMRA and Pakistan Broadcasters Association were made parties in the petition.
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In the petition filed by President PTI Sindh Ali Zaidi, PTI took the stand that Imran Khan is being targeted on political grounds by PEMRA as the ban is allegedly imposed on the ruling party at the center on the basis of political rivalry. It has been applied.
The petition said that the notice was illegal and violative of Article 19 as well as the PEMRA Ordinance as the PTI chief was only seeking redressal of his grievances.
The petitioner argued that the former prime minister had vowed to take legal action against the judge and Islamabad police officials for not taking proper action as per law in the alleged incident of torture of Shehbaz Gul.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's lawyer Umar Soomro argued that PEMRA wrongly termed Imran Khan's statement about Islamabad Police and Additional Sessions Judge as hate speech.
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However, he added that cases have been registered against PTI chief and his party under the relevant circles of judiciary and Islamabad police for their alleged involvement in the extension of Shahbaz Gul's physical remand and insulting mental and physical torture during detention. Intends to take legal action.
The counsel further submitted that redressal of one's grievance against the police and lower judiciary through legal means does not amount to hatred within the purview of Sections 20 and 27 of the PEMRA Ordinance as alleged by PEMRA in its notice.
He argued that the action taken by PEMRA with regard to Imran Khan's statement was not only harsh/condescending but also stifled the expression of individual viewpoints beyond the standard set out in Article 19.
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The lawyer clarified that Imran Khan in his speech did not claim to take the law into his hands and did not threaten the welfare of the Islamabad police and judiciary, his words were in any way detrimental to the implementation of the law. were not
The petitioner prayed that the impugned notice be dismissed and the proceedings of the notice be stayed pending disposal of the petition.
The bench directed the counsel representing the petitioner to satisfy the court about the admissibility of the petition on August 26 (Friday).
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