ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took a suo motu notice over the issuance of media advertisements by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh governments.
Hearing a case related to the prices of medicines, the chief justice remarked that the governments of KP, Sindh and Punjab are funding their advertisement campaigns from the national exchequer and that public money is being spent for personal advertisements.
The CJP further said that political leaders must show courage and advertise from their own money, lamenting the lack of medicines and drinking water, he observed that advertising campaigns by provincial governments fall under the purview of pre-poll rigging in light of the upcoming general elections.
The chief justice directed the provincial chief and information secretaries to submit a report on the campaign in a week and adjourned the hearing until March 12, when he himself will hear the case.
