ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday expressed concern over the debate on court proceedings in Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea on TV channels and asked several anchorpersons and PEMRA to submit their reply. The court also asked other TV anchors including Hamid Mir, Aamir Mateen, Kashif Abbasi etc to submit their reply on the matter. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted hearing on contempt of court matter against the TV anchors. The bench observed that the court had been maligned in TV debate where several anchors had claimed an alleged ‘deal’ regarding the bail plea of Nawaz Sharif. After this, the court asked the all anchors to submit their answers to the bench.

Source: Pakistan Today October 26, 2019 17:48 UTC