Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Friday formed a two-member committee to investigate the controversial off-air clips of a talk show aired by a private television channel.
The apex court directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) to present a complete report on the issue to SC’s registrar.
The two-member committee, comprised of Justice Jawwad S Khwaja and Justice Khilji Arif, will investigate the case and will formulate its recommendations, said the SC’s full-court statement.
Supreme Court Registrar Faqir Hussain briefed the meeting about the controversial TV interview of real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, the main character of country’s one of the biggest ever scandals.
The controversial video was shown in SC’ full-court meeting of 17 judges headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
The Registrar told the meeting that the interview was an attempt to defame the apex court while prime minister’s son Abdul Qadir Gilani also telephoned in the middle of the interview. He said the video footage showed planted questions were asked during the interview.
Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Abdul Jabbar was also present during the meeting.
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