{"id":384135,"date":"2024-01-31T07:48:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=384135"},"modified":"2024-01-31T07:48:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:48:57","slug":"no-action-against-journalists-till-feb-8-polls-sc-assured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/no-action-against-journalists-till-feb-8-polls-sc-assured\/","title":{"rendered":"No action against journalists till Feb 8 polls, SC assured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-judiciary campaign<br \/>\nISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that no action would be taken against journalists, who were issued notices over their alleged involvement in the smear campaign against judges, till the general elections slated for February 8. The development came during the hearing of a suo motu case which was taken up along with an old case heard in 2021 pertaining to the harassment of journalists. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Muhammed Ali Mazhar and Justice Mussarat Hilali conducted the hearing of the case.  On January 17, the caretaker government formed a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to ascertain the facts behind a malicious social media campaign against the Supreme Court judges after the apex court gave a verdict on election symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The JIT constituted under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 consists of officials from police, FIA and intelligence agencies. The FIA\u2019s list titled \u201cJIT-SM campaign against CJP and State Institutions\u201d which has names of 47 media persons and YouTubers went viral on social media. A day earlier, the top judge said the Supreme Court cannot stop any journalist or even the general public from expressing criticism, directing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) not to take legal action against them for critiquing the apex court. The AGP, during the hearing today, told the top court that the notices will be issued again after the elections.  Today\u2019s hearing AGP Awan and the Press Association of Supreme Court\u2019s officials appeared before the court. news desk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-judiciary campaign ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that no action would be taken against journalists, who were issued notices over their alleged involvement in the smear campaign against judges, till the general elections slated for February 8. 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