LAHORE: A review petition was filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) against its ban verdict against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain.
The pettier stated in the application that Altaf Hussain is the leader of major political party and LHC ban on broadcast of images and speeches of MQM Chief is against the basic rights.
He further said in the petition that court gave the judgment without hearing their statement.
Earlier, LHC had directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and Additional Attorney-General Naseer Ahmed Bhutta to implement a ban on the broadcast of images and speeches of MQM chief across all electronic and print media till further orders.
A three-judge LHC bench headed by Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and comprising Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu and Justice Erum Sajjad Gull was hearing separate cases initiated by Advocate Aftab Virk, Abdullah Malik and others against the MQM supremo.
