Islamabad, December 06, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Umar Ata Bandial has taken Suo Moto notice of the brutal killing of journalist, Mr. Arshad Sharif. The journalist community in the country and the public at large are deeply distressed and are concerned about the death of the senior journalist and are seeking the court’s scrutiny of the matter.
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan has issued notice to Secretary Interior, Secretary Foreign Affairs, Secretary Information and Broadcasting, DG (FIA), DG (IB) and President PFUJ and has fixed the matter today, on 6th December, 2022 at 12:30pm before a five-member larger bench to be headed by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan.
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Principal Information Officer,
Press Information Department (PID)
Tel: +92-51-9252323, +92-51-9252324
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