The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on an intra-court appeal of federation against the reinstatement of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)’s former chairman, Chaudhry Rasheed Ahmed.
Two-member bench of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui and Justice Athar Minallah heard the case.
Counsel for Chaudhry Rasheed, advocate Wasim Sajjad and Additional Attorney General Afnan Karim Kundi, on behalf of federation, appeared before the court.
Afnan Karim Kundi told the court that the appointment of the former PEMRA chairman was non-transparent and illegal. He said that under the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, advertisements had been placed for the appointment of chairman PEMRA.
Waseem Sajjad, council for Chaudhry Rasheed, told the court that heads of organizations were being removed on the basis of politics. He said that such moves would weaken the organizations. Later, court reserved the verdict and adjourned the hearing.