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Pakistan’s Supreme Court today warned that it would ask authorities to cancel the passport offormer Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani if he did not appear in court within three weeks in connection with a probe into a mysterious memo that allegedly sought American help to stave off a military coup. A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry rejected Haqqani’s petition asking that . . . →Read More:Hussein Haqqani must appear before SC within 3 week notice:SC Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press. Pakistan’s judges should cease using their contempt of court powers to prevent the media from airing programming critical of the judiciary,Human Rights Watch said today. . . . →Read More:The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges  Leave a comment  Media Check  Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,Constitution,contempt of court,criticism by the media,honourable judges of the superior court are criticised,judiciary,media,Pakistan judges,Pakistan:Judges Muzzling Critics in the Media,Pakistan’s independent judiciary,PEMRA,prevent media criticism,security,The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges,threats of contempt of court proceedings By Muhammad Abd al-Hameed The Arsalan Iftikhar affair has made history but for the wrong reason. It may be the only case that was based entirely on hearsay and yet the Supreme Court took it up. Even in its preliminary stage,the affair has so many intriguing aspects that an investigative journalist can explore and bring . . . →Read More:Behind the ‘Familygate’ Smokescreen Leave a comment Law &Order Arsalan Iftikhar,Behind the ‘Familygate’ Smokescreen,British Intelligence,case against Arsalan for extortion or blackmail,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,CIA,ISI could record Arsalan’s activities in England,Malik Riaz Husain,MI5,Salman Ahmad is son-in-law of Malik Riaz Husain | |||
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