The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has followed in the footsteps of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) by deciding to withdraw its review petition concerning the Faizabad sit-in verdict.
This development comes after the IB’s recent decision to pull its own review petition, challenging the Supreme Court’s judgment delivered by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa in the case.
PEMRA had previously filed a separate petition in the Supreme Court seeking to withdraw its review plea against the 2019 verdict, which stemmed from the sit-in by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in Islamabad’s Faizabad area.
In its plea, PEMRA noted that review petitions against the verdict were still pending, with a scheduled hearing set for September 28.
According to the regulatory body, its chairman conveyed a desire to withdraw the titled Civil Review Petition and cease pursuing the matter. This decision aligns with the ongoing developments in the legal proceedings surrounding the Faizabad sit-in case.
The Supreme Court had announced its intention to revisit the case on September 28, responding to a series of review petitions submitted against its previous ruling. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and including Justices Amin-ud-Din Khan and Athar Minallah, was assigned to oversee the review proceedings.
Aside from Pemra and the IB, the Defense Ministry, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad had also filed review petitions. The legal saga originated on April 15, 2019, when the federal government, along with various entities, contested the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding the Faizabad sit-in case.
