ISLAMABAD
ONLINE
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a petition filed by Shuhada Foundation against sit-ins in Islamabad besides imposing fine on the petitioner for wasting court’s time.
Justice Athar Minullah of IHC took up for hearing petition filed by Shuhada Foundation against Pakistan Tehreek—e-Insaf (PTI)’s sit-in, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman, information secretary and private TV channels Tuesday.
During the hearing, lawyer Kalsoom Akhtar appeared on behalf of petitioner in the court and told the court that music was played in the sit-ins being staged by PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in Red Zone outside Parliament House and boys and girls were dancing. This was leading to “obscenity and vulgarity”, she added.
Justice Minullah inquired from the petitioner’s counsel, “Were the fundamental rights of the petitioner violated under Article 199 of the Constitution. If the petitioner does not like to hear music then he should switch on some other channel. No interference can be made in the personal matters of others. Stealing and indulging in corruption are graver sins than listening to music in Islam. Therefore, filing of such applications leads to wasting the time of courts. The courts cannot interfere in political affairs. The political opinion can be different of every one.”
Justice Minullah remarked, “The petitioner filed the petition in the court without evidence and has levelled baseless allegations. The petitioner should satisfy the court as to how his fundamental rights were being affected. Islam does not allow anyone to start making fabricated interpretations.”
The court dismissed the petition and imposed fine to the tune of Rs 5,000 on the petitioner for wasting its time.
