The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has decided to withdraw its review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict on the 2017 sit-in by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at Faizabad in Islamabad. This decision came after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) withdrew its review plea against the same judgement. The withdrawal application by Pemra was submitted just a day before the hearing of the review petitions. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa will hear the petitions on September 28. The review petitions were not taken up during the tenures of the last three chief justices. In November 2017, political parties, including TLP, held a sit-in for nearly three weeks at Islamabad’s Faizabad Interchange, protesting against a change in the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017. The protest ended after an agreement was reached between the government and the protesting parties. The 2019 Faizabad dharna judgment by Justice Isa emphasized that members of the armed forces are prohibited from engaging in any kind of political activity. The verdict also highlighted the importance of freedom of speech, expression, and press as fundamental rights under the Constitution.
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