ARY CEO Salman Iqbal | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

Pakistan Press Foundation

SC seeks transcript of ‘scandalous’ talk show against judiciary

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the chief executive and anchorperson of a private television network on Thursday to submit the transcript of a ‘scandalous and defamatory’ programme aired by the channel against the judiciary. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk had taken up an intra-court appeal against the court’s Oct 13 order of […]


Do not force court to probe assets: Justice Siddiqui

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) while hearing a writ petition against defamatory programmes against the judiciary by ARY News channel observed Tuesday that the media was supposed to spread morality among the general masses and spreading of hatred was of no benefit. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Television […]


SC asks ARY CEO, Mubasher Lucman to furnish replies in one week

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court warned the chief executive officer and an anchorperson of a private television network on Monday of closing their defence in a contempt case if they again failed to submit their explanations for having aired a defamatory and scandalous talk show against the judiciary. CEO Salman Iqbal and anchorperson Mubashir Lucman of […]


IHC issues warrants against channel owner, anchor

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for the chief executive officer ARY television Salman Iqbal and ARY TV anchor Mubashir Luqman after both of them did not appear before the court in a contempt of court matter for allegedly launching malicious campaign against the […]