LHC to hear petition alleging JUI-F chief of 'challenging writ of the govt'

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The Lahore High Court has accepted for hearing a petition demanding action against JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for "challenging the writ of government, delivering hate, provocative and seditious speeches against the state".

The appellant has also urged the court to order Pemra to direct "TV channels to not air the hate and provocative speeches" made by Rehman at the 'Azadi March' sit-in.

The petitioner calls Rehman a "man for all seasons" as the JUI-F chief has, in the past, "formed alliances with almost each and every political party before condemning and calling them anti-democratic parties just for the sake of ministries, and perk[s] and privileges".

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