ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered to make public a list of media houses and journalists who had received government money in the name of national security.
A two-judge bench comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed the hearing of the case and ordered publish to list on the website of the Supreme Court.
The bench has ordered to public the list of Rs180 millions secret funds and said that verdict over Rs90 millions would be given later.
During the hearing today, Hamid Mir, the senior journalist, said that the list should be made public for national interest.
During pervious hearing of the case on Wednesday, the information ministry submitted two sets of lists. It claimed privilege on the one containing itemised particulars of 155 expenditures under different heads like special secret services funds, special publicity funds, etc. The ministry, however, said it had no problem with the release of the other containing 217 items of expenditures.
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