*ISLAMABAD: Anchorperson Shahid Masood will be punished according to law,said the Supreme Court on Monday.*
A three-member-bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard thecase against Shahid Masood.
The anchorperson’s reply regarding the accusations towards the convict ofZainab murder case was rejected by Supreme Court.
In the hearing, Masood’s lawyer said that his client had issued anunconditional apology to which the judge said that the time for apologieshad passed.
CJP went on to say that it remains to be seen whether Terrorism Act will beenforced for issuing wrong statements in the court. The PEMRA laws willalso be taken into consideration.
Justice Umar Atta Bandial said that the matter is not about punishment butit is about the interpretation of the law.
Supreme Court of Pakistan appointed Faisal Siddiqui amicus curae. Thehearing of the case was called off for a week after notices was issued toAttorney General.
The anchorperson had claimed that convict of Zainab murder case Imran Alihas 37 foreign bank accounts on which the Supreme Court had taken notice.
Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif had formed an investigationcommittee to probe Masood’s claims. The team had rejected all of Masood’saccusations in their report.