ISLAMABAD: A private member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Israr Abbasi filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday, asking the court to declare the appointment of Pervaiz Rathore as acting chairman PEMRA illegal.
In the petition, Abbasi argued that there was no place for an acting chairman in PEMRA as per its own rules and regulations. He requested the IHC to declare Rathore’s appointment null and void, saying that it was in violation of the PEMRA regulations.
The petitioner further demanded to cancel the decisions made by the authority on June 6 (that suspended the license of Geo News for 15 days), terming the session illegal.
