Truth will set you Free
Nadia Stephen Publisher
6 Dec 2022
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Umar Ata Bandial has taken Suo Moto notice of the brutal killing of journalist, Mr. Arshad Sharif. The journalist community in the country and the public at large are deeply distressed and are concerned about the death of the senior journalist and are seeking the court’s scrutiny of the matter. The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan has issued notice to Secretary Interior, Secretary Foreign Affairs, Secretary Information and Broadcasting, DG (FIA), DG (IB) and President PFUJ and has fixed the matter today, on 6th December, 2022 at 12:30pm before a five member larger bench to be headed by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan.
“My government believes that no journalist or human rights activist should be called out in the line of duty,” he said, expressing his firm resolve to proactively facilitate the implementation of the Journalists Safety Law. PM Shehbaz Sharif said