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SC orders to remove political leaders' pics from govt ads
March 18, 2018

Supreme Court has ordered to remove pictures of political leaders from government advertisements by 3rd of next month.

Three-member bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing a suo moto notice sought details of the government advertisements with pictures of political leaders . The Chief Justice ordered to refund government funds incurred on such practices and observed that in future no picture of any political leader be displayed in government advertisement .

Hearing another case related to misplacement of baggage of passengers in PIA, at Supreme Court Karachi Registry, the Chief Justice sought report from Anti-Narcotics Force and FIA in this regard.

The court ordered the institutions concerned to submit their recommendations within ten days to resolve the issue of misplacement of baggage of passengers at Airports.