Pakistan ban on reporting on judges

17 Feb 2009

A blanket ban on reporting about superior court judges was implemented by high court judge Mian Najamuz Zaman in Lahore on 13 February.

This decision came after journalist, Ansar Abbasi, wrote a report linking a high court judge with an organised crime boss. Abbasi and his editor are accused of contempt of court for these allegations which were based on a police report.

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  1. sikander hayat

    February 18, 2009 at 10:09

    To read more about Pakistan and the region surrounding it, please visit

    http://real-politique.blogspot.com

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