ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the KP government’s request to stream the NAB amendments case live, citing the possibility that political “point-scoring” could occur from the airing of court hearings in cases involving politicians.
In response to a government appeal from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa asking for live broadcasting of the hearing in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendment case, the top court rendered a comprehensive decision on Saturday.
The top court noted, referring to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, that there is a genuine chance that hearings led by political party leaders who are not this court’s advocates could be used for political point-scoring and other point-scoring as well as for matters that do not concern these appeals.
