ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted former ChairmanPakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam’s plea tochange of his counsel in a case pertaining to appointment of ChairmanPEMRA.
A two-member SC bench, comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and JusticeYahya Afridi, heard the case.
At the outset of hearing, Absar Alam pleaded the court to allow him tochange his counsel. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah asked what happened to KhawajaFarooq?
Absar Alam said that he wanted to change counsel with the permissionof Khawaja Farooq.
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Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that at this point of the trial, the lawyer’schange is against the tradition.
Later, the court accepted the plea for change of counsel and adjournedhearing of the case till date in office.
