ISLAMABAD: Following a request from the Intelligence Bureau, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has submitted an application in the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking the withdrawal of its review petition in the Faizabad sit-in case. The plea, filed through by Advocate Muhammad Sharif Janjua, comes just one day before a three-member bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case. The bench, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justices Athar Minallah and Aminuddin Khan, will review the matter. According to the application, the chairman of PEMRA has issued a directive, conveyed via a…
Author: Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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ISLAMABAD: In compliance with the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) orders, former Prime Minister Imran Khan moved from Attock to Adiala jail on Tuesday night. A day earlier, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq expressed his dissatisfaction with the detention of an ‘under-trial prisoner’ in Attock jail rather than Adiala jail, directing relevant authorities to transfer PTI Chief, who is presently on judicial remand in the Cypher case, to Adiala. Acting upon IHC’s directives, Islamabad Police facilitated Imran Khan’s relocation from Attock Jail to Adiala Jail. The process involved a significant deployment of Islamabad Police personnel, along with a convoy comprising 13…
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