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Islamabad High Court defers indictments in affidavit case

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday deferred indictment of former chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Mohammad Shamim, senior journalists Ansar Abbasi and Aamir Ghauri and Editor-in-Chief of Jang Group Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman till Jan 20 in the contempt of court case. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah resumed hearing of the case based on an […]


Pakistan:  PPF joins calls urging IHC to drop contempt case against  journalists

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) joins appeals to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to drop contempt proceedings against Jang Group Editor in Chief Mir Shakilur Rahman, Editor Aamir Ghauri and Editor Investigations Ansar Abbasi of the groups daily newspaper “The News”. The media has a responsibility to inform the public of important developments and the contempt […]


Ansar Abbasi files application to make correction in Islamabad High Court’s latest order

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ISLAMABAD: Journalist Ansar Abbasi has filed an application before the honorable Chief Justice Islamabad High Court for correction of a clerical error in the State Vs Ansar Abbasi case’s order dated 28.12.2021. In his application filed before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on January 31 2021, The News journalist Ansar Abbasi has pointed out that […]


Judges should restrain from media, remarks Islamabad High Court Chief Justice

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ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has started hearing a petition seeking an investigation into an alleged audio leak involving former chief justice Saqib Nisar. Following court notice, Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Javed Khan turned up before an IHC single bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah. Opposing the plea for formation […]


IHC reserves verdict on Shahid Masood’s bail plea

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved the verdict against anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood’s bail plea in state-owned Pakistan Television Corruption Case. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani presided over the hearing. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officer Kashif Awan told the court that no evidence over the exchange of funds has been found and no statement […]


IHC to hear Shahid’s bail plea today

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Islamabad – Islamabad High Court will Monday (today) resume hearing in a petition of anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood seeking bail in PTV corruption case. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the petition challenging special judge central’s judgment of rejecting pre-arrest bail of Dr Shahid. The accused has filed the […]


IHC dismisses petition against newspaper

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) observed on Monday that the high courts are not meant to entertain petitions against news reports since the proper forum is the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP). Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani made this observation while dismissing a petition filed against an English daily alleging that the newspaper misrepresented Kashmiri […]


Twitter abuzz with reaction to suspension of Sharifs’ sentences

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KARACHI: Politicians and journalists took to Twitter on Wednesday to express their thoughts after the Islamabad High Court suspended sentences awarded in the Avenfield properties reference to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar. Former premier’s brother Shahbaz Sharif tweeted a Quranic verse in the wake of the IHC […]


SC suspends high court order to seal offices of private TV channels

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ISLAMABAD: Hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to seal the offices of private television channels located in residential sectors, the Supreme Court suspended the IHC’s order on Monday. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the IHC directed the CDA to take action against certain media houses over the non-conforming […]


IHC directs PEMRA to decide application

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Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court yesterday directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to decide an application seeking cancellation of a private TV channel’s licence within ten days. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq conducted the petition of Shohada Foundation of Pakistan Trust (SFPT) moved against a private news channel ARY […]


Pemra ordered to wait for new chairman to decide, IHC told

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage has informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) through a signed statement on Nov 25th that it directed Acting Chairman PEMRA on Oct 29th and Nov 9th 2015 to withhold DTH Licensing process till the permanent chairman PEMRA takes charge. The ministry stated so in response […]


ARY refuses to accept IHC proposal for commission

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday postponed for two weeks the hearing of an application filed by private TV channel ARY owner Salman Iqbal against the court orders to appear in person and his arrest warrants, saying the matter would be heard on merit. The arrest warrants had been issued for the ARY […]


Blocking the internet

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If there is a single entity that has the capacity to frighten the living daylights out of virtually any government on the planet, it is the internet. Governments often seek to limit access to the World Wide Web, and have gone as far as developing their own versions of the internet that serves just their […]


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IHC seeks reply from PTA chairman in Afghan SIMs case

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Islamabad: Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to submit reply within a fortnight in a case pertaining to stoppage of operation of Afghan SIMs in Pakistan. The petitioner in person, Advocate Raja Saimul Haq Satti, has cited the federation of Pakistan through […]