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Sacked Pemra chief’s plea to be heard today

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ISLAMABAD: The first hearing of a petition filed by Chaudhry Rasheed against his removal from the post of chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) is scheduled to be held in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Mr Rasheed’s counsel Arfat Ahmed told Dawn that the petitioner would request the court to […]


Will Pemra chief quit or move IHC?

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ISLAMABAD: There were conflicting media reports about the embattled Pemra chief Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday, as one report said he had decided to move a petition to Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the pressure being put on him to quit, while the other said he might step down like the Nadra chief Tariq Malik. […]


Govt challenges restoration of PEMRA chief

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ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court requesting it to set aside the decision of the single-member bench that restored Chaudhry Rasheed as Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority chairman. On December 16, the single-member bench headed by Justice Riaz Ahmed had ordered the restoration of Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmed, […]


Appointment of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority chief challenged in Islamabad High Court

ISLAMABAD: Appointment of chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Barrister Akram Sheikh has filed an application on the behalf of Independent Media Corporation (Pvt.) Limited, praying to the court that the notification of Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmed, the PEMRA Chairman, be set aside as […]