IHC CJ Shows Concern Over Imran's Remarks About COAS.

ISLAMABAD -- Expressing his concerns over the recent statement of Chairman PTI Imran Khan in Faisalabad rally reAgarding the armed forces, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday asked that can evAerything put on stake for a 'Game of Thrones'?

A single bench of IHC comprisAing CJ of IHC Justice Athar Minallah made the remarks while hearing a petition of PTI challenging the PaAkistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority's (PEMRA) orders to proAhibit the live telecast of PTI chairAman's speeches.

However, the bench disposed of the petition after PEMRA's counsel informed the court that the AuthorAity had put in place a mechanism to strictly implement the time delay policy and had also issued notices to the channels in this regard.

During the hearing, the IHC Chief Justice raised concerns over the forAmer prime minister's statements passed at a rally in Faisalabad.

On Sunday while addressing a pubAlic rally in Faisalabad, Imran Khan lambasted the PPP and the PML-N the two major coalition partners in the incumbent government saying that both the parties were opposing earlier elections because they wantAed to 'appoint an army chief of their choice' in November to save their skin in corruption cases.

Justice Athar while addressing ImAran's counsel said that you say that someone should be permitted to freely speak when they say that a person is a patriot and another perAson is not a patriot. He asked that can anyone say that a general of the armed forces is not a patriot? Then, he questioned from the PTI counsel that did you hear Imran Khan's stateAments on Sunday? The IHC Chief Justice remarked that armed forcAes were rescuing the people while those statements were made. Can anyone justify those statements?

He asked that was the statement given at a rally constitutional and right? Justice Athar also asked from PEMRA's lawyer that whether the authority had taken any measure in this regard. He said that people in authority at times gave irresponsiAble statements.

The PEMRA's counsel answered that the authority issued a show-cause to ensure the implementation of the time-delay mechanism in live broadcasts. He said that PEMRA's orAders were not aimed at a particular person.

Then the IHC CJ said to the PTI's lawyer that let us not make things difficult as your client also made irAresponsible statements.

Referring to Imran's statements at the Faisalabad rally, Justice Athar asked that how can you say in pubAlic whether an army chief...