LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Punjab Secretary for Information Raja Jahangir for twisting facts about unpaid payment to the television channels under the head of advertisements.
The chief justice was hearing a petition by the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) seeking recovery of the outstanding payment from the government.
In compliance with the previous order, information secretary Jahangir appeared before the court along with details of the outstanding amount.
He said the government owed Rs200 million, however, PBA’s counsel Jam Asif Mahmood contradicted the figure. He said the exact outstanding amount was Rs360 million.
LHC summons defence secretary
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LAHORE:
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan sought an explanation from the defence secretary over the provincial chief secretary being summoned at a corps formation-level meeting.
The chief secretary was also served a show-cause notice over not appearing before the LHC.
A contempt notice was also issued to the provincial information secretary over not complying with the court order as well as not assisting the court with facts.
CJ Khan was hearing a matter during which the petitioner Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) had filed a plea against the conduct of the provincial government, which according to PBA, did not clear the dues of the government’s advertisements run on TV channels.
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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Friday summoned the provincial secretary for information and also directed the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) to submit affidavits about payments of salaries to their workers.
The PBA had filed a petition for recovery of the outstanding payment from the Punjab government against the advertisements run on the private television channels.
Association’s counsel Jam Asif Mahmood contended before the court that the government owed over Rs430m to the channels for a long time. He said the non-payment of the amount had been causing financial problems for the television channels as the majority of them were unable to pay salaries to their workers on time.
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Friday summoned the provincial secretary for information and also directed the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) to submit affidavits about payments of salaries to their workers.
The PBA had filed a petition for recovery of the outstanding payment from the Punjab government against the advertisements run on the private television channels.
Association’s counsel Jam Asif Mahmood contended before the court that the government owed over Rs430m to the channels for a long time. He said the non-payment of the amount had been causing financial problems for the television channels as the majority of them were unable to pay salaries to their workers on time.