IHC restores Maj Gen retired Hafeezur Rehman as PTA chairman

Pta Chairman Maj Gen R Hafeez Faces Court Ordered Removal Over Illegal Appointment

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered the restoration of Major General (retd) Hafeez Ur Rehman as the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA).

A division bench issued the order while suspending a single-bench ruling issued by the Justice Babar Sattar.

Justice Sattar had declared that the appointment of the PTA chairman was not legally valid. He also added that a senior member of the PTA should be appointed as the chairman temporarily.

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