{"id":6638,"date":"2018-02-08T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pakistanpressfoundation.org\/?p=90151"},"modified":"2018-02-08T16:41:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:41:24","slug":"contempt-notices-issued-to-tv-channels-owner-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/contempt-notices-issued-to-tv-channels-owner-anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"Contempt notices issued to TV channel\u2019s owner, anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued contempt notices to the owner and four employees of Waqt TV on Wednesday after taking exception to a programme aired this week.<\/p>\n
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the notices to Rameeza Majeed Nizami, the owner of Nawa-i-Waqt Group, anchorperson Matiullah Jan, bureau chief Sardar Hameed and producers Mohammad Ali Javed and Zeeshan Mehmood over the contents of Apna Apna Gareban, a programme hosted by Mr Matiullah on Monday (Feb 5) which examined allegations that lawyers had encroached upon a football ground in Islamabad\u2019s Sector F-8.<\/p>\n
The IHC order said some of the utterances made in the programme amounted to contempt of court.<\/p>\n
The court will resume proceedings on Feb 12.<\/p>\n