Following petitions challenging the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) announcements banning television channels from airing news of court proceedings and directing them to exclusively report on written decisions, the high courts in Lahore and Islamabad issued letters to the Pemra on Friday.
During Justice Abid Aziz Shaikh’s plea hearing, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued an order to the electronic media watchdog directing it to reply to its notice by May 29.
The letter follows two notifications from the electronic media watchdog on May 21 directing TV broadcasters to stop airing coverage of court proceedings and to limit reporting of court orders to written reports.
Please take note that the petition’s LHC and IHC hearings are not being reported as of yet.
