Electronic media allowed to report court proceedings

IHC Chief Justice Farooq hears petitions against notification issued by PEMRA imposing a ban on court reporting

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday allowed the electronic media to report court proceedings in line with the guidelines of the Supreme Court.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petitions of Islamabad High Court Journalists Association, Press Association of Supreme Court and PFUJ against the notification issued by PEMRA imposing a ban on court reporting.

High Court Bar President Ali Azad and Adil Aziz Qazi appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioners.

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Urging the court to adjourn hearing without proceedings, the counsel for PEMRA said that the senior lawyer of the case was busy in the Supreme Court.

The court, however, observed that the electronic media could report proceedings as per the SC guidelines.

Subsequently, the court accepted the plea of PEMRA and adjourned the hearing till the first week of July