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    Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi VERSUS Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and FomNoHOID/CI21 — tasegh// 0° ORDER SHEET tor IN THE LAHORE HI COURT LAHORE \ i JUDICIAL DEPA\ WP. No.32142 of 2023, others. S.No. of order? Broceedings Date of order | Order with signatures of Judge, and that of parties of counsel, Proceedings | where necessary 04.01.2024. | Barrister Ahmad Pansota Advocate for the petitioner. M/s Barrister Haroon Dugal, Fatima Zahid and Sheikh Nadeem Arshad Advocates for the respondenPEMRA. Awan Advocates for respondents No.2, 3, 5, 6,7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19 and 20. M/s Umair Ahmad and Haris Irfan Advocates for respondents No.12 and 15. Umar Khatab Deputy Director Legal PEMRA. Kanwal Dar, Law Officer for PEMRA. M/s Wagas Ahmad Mir and Anas Irtiza | This writ petition was filed for seeking a direction to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure _the “broadcast/rebroadcast speech(s)/press talks (recorded or live) of the petitioner. 2 The petitioner is ex-prime minister of Pakistan and at the time of filing of this petition was the Chairman of one of the leading political parties of Pakistan. PEMRA issued a Prohibition Order on 05.03.2023 putting a blanket ban on the coverage of the petitioner on electronic media. An appeal bearing FAO No.15965 of 2023 was filed by the petitioner against that order which was entertained for regular hearing on 09.03.2023. This Court suspended the operation of that order and sent the matter to the full nl W.P. No.32142 of 2023. rice bench constituted for ascertaining the jurisdiction of the appropriate Court against the orders of PEMRA issued from Islamabad. The matter is still pending before the full bench of this Court. 3. The petitioner through this petition complains that his coverage is still not being allowed to be showed on media channels. In order to substantiate the allegations, the petitioner through C.M. No.5 of 2023 placed on record additional documents including a USB. The learned counsel for PEMRA sought time to file reply to this application, The reply was, however, not filed. This application is accordingly allowed, and the documents and the USB appended therewith shall form part of the record. 4. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was being censored on the electronic media. On being confronted, the learned counsel for PEMRA stated that PEMRA has not issued any instructions to the TV channels in this regard, He nevertheless made a statement under instructions that PEMRA shall not

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