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SC reserves ruling on live streaming of Isa case hearing

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ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court bemoaned on Thursday that the judges who got blackmailed should better prefer committing suicide since they were not administering justice but following dictates. “Today in Pakistan we cannot speak a simple truth and resort to euphemism,” Justice Isa regretted, adding that notion like “establishment”, a word […]


SC judge suggests live streaming of proceedings

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ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday suggested to the Supreme Court to live stream its proceedings to full public view when no secrets were involved and let common people from across the country have easy access to justice. “Instead of being an ostrich which buries its head in sand, let us regulate ourselves […]


AG seeks time for holding meetings on payments to media groups

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ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General (AG) for Pakistan Irfan Qadir on Thursday requested the Supreme Court (SC) to give him time for holding meetings with state functionaries being targeted in the media commission report so as to get their point of view regarding payments to certain media organisations and advertisement agencies. Qadir made the request during […]


Secret funds to buy media: Supreme Court set to reveal 182 payments, let 18 remain hidden

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to order the release of a secret list of journalists and media organisations bribed by the government in the name of national security. The decision in this regard is expected to be taken next week.The long kept secret had never been revealed in the country’s 65 years […]


SC directs ministry, Pemra to make details public

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Information Ministry and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to make public details of the media advertisements by the political parties during the upcoming elections campaign on their websites. A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain heard […]