The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday informed the Lahore High Court that there was no ban on broadcasting former prime minister Imran Khan’s speeches.
The revelation was made by Pemra counsel Haroon Duggal during the hearing of a petition filed by Imran last year against the authority’s decision to bar all satellite TV channels from broadcasting his speeches and press talks.
The ban was imposed with “immediate effect” after Imran had lashed out at former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa for what he called “protecting incumbent rulers in their alleged corruption cases”.
The PTI chief had subsequently approached the court and challenged the ban, arguing that Pemra’s order was “purely driven out of vengeance”. The LHC has so far conducted eight hearings on the case since its initiation, Imran’s lawyer Ahmed Pansota told media.
