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| Channels closure: Pemra chief issued contempt notice |
| 2010-08-25 |
| [The News (Pak)] Supreme Court (SC) issued contempt of courts notice to the Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Geo News reported Tuesday. Hearing the case regarding the channels' closure, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry remarked, 'It seemed that Pemra Chairman was behind the closure of the two channels and resorted to misstatement in front of the court.' The Chief Justice said the Pemra Chairman insisted that the channels telecasts were staunched owing to the law and order situation in the city; however, IG Sindh report contradicts his assertion. He said the matter relates to the court's prestige and hence, the court cannot condone the misleading statements. Cable Operators' counsel Khalid Anwar said the Pemra submitted two conflicting statements and in these statements, the accusation was also admitted. |
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