Journalists be provided all facilities in Supreme Court: Pak ACJ

ISLAMABAD: Acting Chief Justice Rana Bhagwan Das has directed registrar Supreme Court Muhammad Ali to provide all due facilities to the journalists.

His directives come in the wake of complaints made by a delegation of Press Association of Supreme Court on Tuesday, about the registrar's orders of vacating the pressrooms.

The delegation of Press Association included President Syed Muzamil Hussain, secretary general Kamran Khan, secretary information Muhammad Akhtar Siddiqui, SVP, Sohail Khan, members executive committee and others.

Meanwhile a petition pertaining to threatening of journalists and creating obstacles in their professional duties has been filed, through the good offices of SVP of PAP, who visited the chambers of ACJ to discuss the issue.

The petition also details all the discriminations and acts of violence perpetuated against the journalists and media for the past eight years.

 
 
Date Posted: 11 July 2007 Last Modified: 11 July 2007