In compliance with the Supreme Court’s rulings, the federal government on Thursday forbade TV networks and newspapers from airing or publishing derogatory material about the judiciary.
The Press Information Department (PID) released a notification citing the May 17 order of the Supreme Court, which found independent Senator Faisal Vawda and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal in contempt of court for their aggressive press releases criticizing the judiciary.
Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justices Irfan Saadat Khan and Naeem Akhtar Afgan, comprised the three-member bench of the supreme court. On May 18, the court issued a written decision in a suo motu case based on statements made by Vawda and Kamal during press conferences criticizing the judiciary and its judges.
