LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to stop broadcasting and publishing speeches of former prime minister, chief minister Punjab and 14 others, in which they have expressed sentiments against the judiciary.
Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh was hearing the case on the petition filed by a citizen Azhar Siddique.
Petitioner had stated that former premier Nawaz Sharif, CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, among 16 others have made remarks against the judiciary in their speeches, which were broadcasted on media.
Others whose names are present in the petition include Khawaja Saad Rafique, Ishaq Dar, Talal Chaudhry, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Pervaiz Rasheed, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Abid Sher Ali, Rana Sanaullah among others.