Pemra told to prevent airing of paid content

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court full bench on Friday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to prevent airing of a paid content by the PPP (Parliamentarians) on television channels containing an alleged telephonic conversation between former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and Justice Malik Qayyum (retired).

The bench passed this stay order on a writ petition moved by Shahbaz Sharif making party to the Pemra, the Election Commission of Pakistan, the Pakistan Broadcasting Association and the PPP.

The bench directed the Pemra to submit a written reply on Saturday (today) and also issued a notice to the political party (PPP).

Earlier, Advocate Salman Aslam Butt on behalf of the former chief minister argued that the paid-content being aired by TV channels on behalf of the PPP was a violation of the Constitution and code of conduct issued by the ECP.

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Bilal

May 04, 2013 08:27am

Why is it that when it comes to the Sharif brothers, the CJ does not take a suo motu action, instead the judges make sure that the brothers are get a clean chit? Shame on the Judiciary.

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M Rafique

May 04, 2013 09:08am

It seems the the court has joined PML (N)

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Omer Shahid

May 04, 2013 09:11am

People of Pakistan has the right to know what their politicians and judges are doing. No justification for issuance of stay order on part of LHC.

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Shahid

May 04, 2013 09:41am

It looks like the honorable LHC is taking sides and being unfair. If, what is being aired is not true then the concerned parties should file a suit in the court and then the LHC should direct Pemra to stop the airing of Paid Advertisement. Or the court should take a suo moto action against the PPP to protect the honor and dignity of its judge. If it is true, then the court should take a Suo moto action against Mr. Shahbaz Sharif and the judge.

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Hasan,SZ

May 04, 2013 10:17am

So now the Pakistani judges do not want the people to know the wrong doings of their leaders ! Pity.

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raza

May 04, 2013 10:36am

Why has the court ordered a stay ? why hasn't the court order an inquiry ? because its kith and kin is involved had it been pervaiz musharaf then another case would have been filed by the chief justice and he would have been arrested in it his bail denied. How closely the black coats look after each other WOW !!!!!

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rashid

May 04, 2013 11:04am

Another Malik quyoom!!!!!

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Zahid

May 04, 2013 01:24pm

Will that prove that Shahbaz Sharif did not try to influence the judicial verdict. Was Allah not listening and watching over him at that time. These Sharifs will not be raised in Lahore or Raiwind and there will be no court to stop lifting the lid from their true faces. PML (N) attacked supreme court, usurped foreign exchange earnings of overseas Pakistanis let off their own transactions a day earlier before banning them altogether, and abused their offices to uplift the properties bought by their empire in Raiwind. Hamza will import leopards from Liberia and Shahbaz Sharif's son -in-law will get away with public beatings and humiliation if ordinary salesman as he is above law. What a shame!

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Ali

May 04, 2013 03:18pm

It seems Chaudhry Iftikhar has decided to openly support Noora Sharif and bring him to power at any cost whatsoever. Well done Arsalan more free world tours await you, enjoy monaco this nation is terribly unlucky. How much Courts are supporting Noora is unbelievable well Noora is famous for buying loyalties with his corrupt money so no surprises

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Far

May 04, 2013 03:49pm

Courts have been favoring PMLN for a long time especially Lahore High Court. Do you all not remember bank loan default case on stay for years!

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M. Bashir Janjua

May 04, 2013 05:47pm

Shahbaz Sharif is paying the price of his slogan "Go Zardari Go". Having said that negative campaigning is not good for any one. Let every one campaign for their good works. Sorry to say that we as a nation are corrupt then why blame the leaders.

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Naseer

May 04, 2013 07:10pm

Interestingly neither the court nor Ex Chief Minister have denied the conversation. So this means the conversation is not fake, it did happen. This also means that atleast one of the judges is corrupt and the then CM was asking favors. Is Supreme court going to take a Suo Moto notice? Remember as per Supreme court PML (N) also received funds from army. Court and ex CM only do not public to know the truth.

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muzammil ullah khan

May 04, 2013 07:18pm

ha ha ha ha!!

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AAA

May 06, 2013 12:06pm

@muzammil ullah khan: Shame Shame Shame To justice malik qayyum. This man should be immpeched & his name should be REMOVED FROM JUDGES.

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AAA

May 06, 2013 12:09pm

@Naseer: Mr.Naseer I 200% agree with you. But belive me Sir I am not a fool to say their will be any soto moto.