LHC suspends PEMRA ban over Lahore motorway rape case coverage
LAHORE : A bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday suspended PEMRA ban over media coverage of Lahore motorway rape case.
A division bench of the high court headed by Chief Justice Qasim Khan heard a petition of Advocate Abuzar Salman Niazi against the ban on media coverage of the incident.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had imposed ban on media coverage on directives of an anti-terrorism court hearing the case.
Chief Justice Qasim Khan said that under the right of information, the people could not be barred from being aware of the matter. “Why the speeches of ministers and advisers (over the case) were telecast when PEMRA had banned the media coverage”, the chief justice questioned.
“The time has gone when all sins of a government were pardoned, while the opposition had to be punished without any crime,” Justice Qasim Khan said.
The bench ordered that the media would not release the photos of the accused and the affected family. However, the media coverage of the case would have no curbs, according to the court order.
The bench also summoned record of the press conferences of ministers and advisers on media with regard to arrest of the accused.
Related News
FM Dar, Amir Muqam to leave for Bishkek to ‘support’ Pakistani students after mob violence
ISLAMABAD, MAY 18: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Kashmir Affairs MinisterRead More
KTC rubbishes market report as false, fabricated
ISLAMABAD, May 18 (DNA): Khyber Tobacco Company (KTC) has taken an exception to a reportRead More
Comments are Closed