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Top court issues inquiry report on leaked video

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ISLAMABAD: The apex court on Saturday issued findings of an inquiry report on the leakage to a private television of footage of a full court reference held at the retirement of former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The report reveals that Abdul Hameed, a staff officer of the retired chief justice, disclosed to the apex […]


Private TV channels submit replies on footage issue

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ISLAMABAD: Private TV channels who were deprived of covering the proceedings of the Supreme Court’s full court reference have submitted their replies with the additional registrar of the apex court on the issue. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reporters from different private TV channels submitted their replies before Additional Registrar Muhammad Ali who was appointed […]


Politics of media and CJ

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Since the retirement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, the media campaign against him has become no-holds-barred. His sworn critics were the most sought after guests in talk shows supposed to sum up his tenure and, in special interviews, his vilest detractors were given a free hand to paint his legacy in morbid colours. With […]


SC to probe exclusive footage of Full Court reference

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ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking oath of office, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the exclusive footage of the proceedings of the Full Court reference held in the honour of former CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on the eve of his retirement and directed the apex court’s additional registrar […]


Senior journalists perplexed at attacks

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ISLAMABAD: Senior journalists have slammed some media houses for hammering Geo TV instead of giving it credit for bringing an exclusive footage of the full court reference for Chief Justice (retd) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Renowned journalist Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Shami said a reporter is supposed to bring newspaper. He said instead of criticizing the reporter for the […]


Exclusive footage, stories right of every channel: Senior Journalists

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ISLAMABAD: In response to criticism by media groups, senior journalists said that airing exclusive videos and stories are the right of every channel. Following Geo News’ exclusive broadcast of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s farewell address at the full court reference, several media groups in the country criticised Geo News for what they failed to […]


Geo neither sought nor granted permission

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ISLAMABAD: All-out efforts of some elements in the legal fraternity — who are upset because of some recent judgments — and some big-businesses-turned-media-houses, to malign the outgoing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on his last day in office were badly foiled by a big breaking story of Geo News. The scoop of the full-court reference […]


Particular forces unleash anti-judiciary propaganda

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is never short of lame excuses and sick-minded arguments when it comes to competition and the same has happened in the case of Geo TV telecasting exclusive footage of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s farewell reference. Those lawyers, journalists and media organs against whom the Supreme Court had either taken notice or delivered […]


Journalists protest selective coverage

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was given a send-off on Wednesday with fireworks though the fiery farewell was different from the one expected. On the CJ’s last day, the environs of the Supreme Court witnessed another protest against the judiciary. However, the protesters were not lawyers or unhappy petitioners but angry reporters who were […]