Azma Bukhari’s plea
LAHORE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a petition filed by Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari, seeking action against persons involved in sharing her edited video on social media. LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petition filed by the provincial minister as an objection case and overruled the objection after hearing the initial arguments from the petitioner’s counsel. The court directed the registrar’s office to fix the petition for hearing on Thursday.
The minister had sought action against those involved in sharing an edited video of her on social media. She alleged that PTI activist Falak Javed Khan edited and disseminated the video online. She argued that the incident had defamed her on social media and violated her constitutional rights. She asked the court to direct the FIA to take action against the respondents and submit a compliance report.
Talking to the media after attending the case proceedings, the provincial minister said that her videos were being uploaded again and the FIA had neither taken any action nor summoned anyone in this case. She criticized PTI members for pretending to be innocent while being involved in uploading her videos. She emphasized that she was taking a stand for herself and other women in the country. She said, “Today, a hearing took place on my petition, but no satisfactory progress has been made so far. The LHC chief justice has kindly fixed my petition for hearing on Thursday after removing the objections,” she added.
